I am an 18 year old female with no history of smoking. As far as I can think back I’ve had a little piece of skin connected next to my uvula. It was small and the exact same color as the skin around it. I never felt or noticed it until I coughed and realized it was sticking to the roof of my mouth. Just recently, I was coughing to clear mucus out of my throat and I felt like something was stuck back there so I looked back and the piece of skin had detached from the uvula and was hanging right next to it. Since then I feel it every time I swallow and it seems appears larger then it was before. It’s making me gag all the time and I am really concerned as to what it could be. The only other abnormality I’ve noticed is that I had one small tonsil stone, which I don’t often get. I contacted my GP, but should I be worried? I’m paranoid about cancer.
hi
you should not be worried at all because its less likely to be cancer for sure. cancer will present with other symptoms like fever, weight loss, anorexia, etc.
it may just be a extra skin flap, that wont cause any harm.
consult a oral surgeon if its troubling you more.
thanks