### instruction:
If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patient's description.

### input:
I have a swollen sublingual gland on the left side of my tongue that is somewhat painful. On a scale of 1-10, I would give it about a 2-3. I noticed some white spots (looks like Canker sores) on the sublingual gland. It hurts when I stick my tongue out and move it around, but not terribly. The pain has spread a little bit to the right, but the swelling on the left surpasses that of the right. I ve been using chewing tobacco for about 2 weeks now, and have noticed some white bumps on my gums, but nothing too terrible. I m just kind of paranoid. It doesn t hurt to swallow , though I have had some congestion which makes my throat a little bit soar, but nothing really noticeable unless I focus on it. I have had a lot of salt intake with the chewing tobacco and sunflower seeds. Sometimes I get a headache. Earache- didn t notice anything until I read an article about salivary gland stuff and it mentioned ear pain, so I may be tricking myself into thinking there is some pain there.

### output:

Hi, As u told me about your problem, i think it's a salivary gland infection. May be its material infection(also called sialadenitis) cause pain. Fever and access. Bacterial infection is generally one-sided salivary gland swelling.Also, u told me you have white spot on gland, if this spots hurts and you notice a swelling around it, it can be oral infection. Warm saline gargles would help with this. Or if it doesn't pain and adherent to surface, it can be leukoplakia(precancerous stage) and needs to be seen by a doctor. Stop tobacco chew, it is harmful to you. You can take antibiotics temporarily. And kindly visit your dentist and ENT specialist as soon as possible.  Have a nice time... take care