Hi Everyone,

I have been reading through this website for some time now and I am quite concerned about my symptoms. Here is my story...

I have had left sided throat pain for about 2 years now. About 3 months ago (Nov 09), I woke up with left sided ear pain and tongue pain. I booked an appointment to see my family doctor after it did not go away who referred me to an ENT. By the time I saw the ENT in Dec 09, I could now feel "something" on the back left side of my tongue. The ENT looked at my ears, nose and throat but did not look in my mouth. He told me it was all in my head and that there was nothing there and it would go away in a few days. 2 months later it has not gone away. I went to see my dentist in Jan 10, who thoroughly looked in my mouth. Again he saw nothing but believes something may be there. I do not feel any pain while I sleep but once I wake up I can feel something on the back left side of my tongue which eventually causes tongue pain and ear pain as the day progresses. I am so wrorried and don't know what else to do. We only have one ENT where I live and I was told he will not see me again. Are there any tests I can ask my family doctor to do even when they can't see anything? Also, is it possible that anything other than cancer could cause these symptoms?