Swelling in roof of mouth

[Caine]

Last week I had a fairly bad cold (or at least I think it was a cold) with the normal cough, lots of junk in my throat, lots of postnasal drip. I had a terribly sore throat for five days which probably had a lot to do with the drainage. There was blood also in what I was blowing out of my nose as well as the stuff that I was coughing up from my throat and it hadn't gotten any better by the end of the week either. On Friday I woke up with fairly sore lymph nodes on both sides of my neck and on the left side of the roof of my mouth I had a lump or a swollen spot or whatever you want to call it. It felt about the size of a dime and was just there when I woke up. I decided to go to see my GP about the soreness in my lymph nodes and because I still had quite a bit of blood in my mucous. He did all the routine stuff and said that he thought it was probably just a virus but because of the blood he was going to prescribe me some antibiotics just in case a bacterial infection tried setting up. I forgot while I was there to ask him about the roof of my mouth, but called back later to let him know about it and he said that it was probably from the virus as well and wasn't anything to worry about and to let him know if it didn't go away in a week or two. Of course, like everyone else I started looking online to see if I could find out why it might have been swollen and everything I have found is SCARY! Just about the only thing I can find associated with a swollen area or lump on the roof of your mouth is cancerous but since this occurred fairly rapidly at the same time as my cold I just don't know. I can see using a mirror and flashlight that it is just a sort of raised spot that was fairly red or at least a hotter pink than that of the lining around it. I don't really see a spot in the middle or anything like that and it sort of hurt when I ate and pressed against it on the first couple of days (Friday and Saturday) but it doesn't hurt so much anymore and I really can't tell if it has gone down any or not. Sometimes I think that it has and sometimes I think it hasn't. I just wanted to know if you guys could give me a little bit of insight with this. Is this something that can happen with a cold virus or do I need to be a bit more proactive and go to an ENT?

[Caine]

Well it has been 10 days since this swelling in the roof of my mouth showed up, and even though its gone down to about half the size it started, it is still there and hasn't really gone down any more in several days. If anyone has any ideas if this is a normal occurrance, or if this is at least something that I shouldn't worry about then I'd like to know. Everything I have seen about a swelling on the roof of your mouth on the internet is scary stuff but this sure seemed to occur as a problem of whatever respiratory virus I had. Can any normal cold viruses cause a swelling in the roof (hard palate) of your mouth? Thanks for any insight you can offer!

[Unregistered]

I got very excited when I saw Caine's list of symptoms because mine are exactly the same, and I can't find any useful information. But no one has replied. Can anyone help us?

[raymae]

i have lots of little tiny spots on the roof of my mouth, and a bigger one on the wiggly bit at back of throat. my throat is sore at the moment too so im gonna go show the doctor next week.

[raymae]

hi there
i too have some odd things going on with my mouth at the moment. i have had no cold recently but do have a lot of little tiny red spots on the roof of my mouth, i also have a bigger one on the wiggly bit at back of throat. my throat is quite sore to swallow at the moment so i dont know if i have any further down. im going to show the dr next week.

[Leo]

Interesting...I have had similar. First a bad flu (temp 104) which lasted 5-7 days, then fine for 7 days, then a nasty sinus infection with a fair amount of blood in the post nasal drip (noticable when you spit , or blow your nose....sorry!). Most websites won't tell you to expect blood when you get sinusitus...but I get it...so do others...I guess it depends on how fragile the blood vessels are around you maxiliary sinus? The pain killers you take when you feel crappy (like asprin or ibuprofen) thin the blood, so probably make you bleed slightly more.

I've been put on antibiotics by my GP, although the blood has almost totally gone, after 4 days I still feel crappy and aslo have red spots on the roof of my mouth (in a sort of gull-wing shape). I read on the net that this is a viral symptom, you can get these spots with Epstien Bar type viruses (I read that these cause Glandular Fever/Mononucleosis). Equally it could be a bit of oral thrush from taking the antibiotics?

A good few people I work with have caught this cold/flu....it seems to go to your sinuses, or lungs and knocks you out for about 3 weeks!

[Unregistered-G]

I don't want you guys to feel left out:

Aches, slight fever, extreme fatigue for a few days.
Phlegmy cough and stuffed sinuses for about a week and a half now.

Sudden appearance of two sore, swollen lumps on the roof of my mouth yesterday. Really uncomforatble.
I've never had this before!

Is it a new plague? Anyone, anyone?

[Unregistered]

Hello,

I will try to be of service but I don't know if this will help.

When people get a build-up of mercury in their bodies, namely from the consumption of fish, silver dental fillings and pollution, the mercury will lodge primarily within the central nervous system. Mercury is detrimental as it can cause dozens of different symptoms; unfortunately, since the mercury poisoning is difficult to diagnose, it usually doesn't get the attention that it needs.

Mercury is an irritant to the nervous system because it blocks the action of manganese. As well, mercury generally ushers in a systemic case of Candida Albicans, a fungus which generally resides in the lower intestine. It is this fungus of Candida that usually creates most of the problems of which you are now experiencing. Again, since Candida "hords" mercury (due to mercury's low pH level) the symptoms of Candidas can vary significantly from person to person.

In my humble opinion, it may be wise to begin with supplementing your body with manganese and begin the SLOW process of detox'ing your body of mercury. This can be done at home (though it is best to use a health care professional) by using Cilantro juice, Chlorella and lots and lots of water.
Again, the detox'ing of mercury must be done slowly. Expect it to take from three months to a year.

Good luck.

[Unregistered]

I have the exact same thing - wierd sore lump on roof of mouth...it's been there for 5 days now....any ideas? It feels like a blister that's full of fluid, and has no discoloration...

[Unregistered]

Any of you look into the possibility of coxsackie virus (hand-foot-mouth disease). Several sub-types can cause soreness in mouth and throat with blisters/ulcer type sores in the mouth without the rash on hands and feet...just a thought.