What’s that little bump inside your throat called?

That little bump inside the throat may refer to the uvula, or a unilateral tonsil. It should be determined according to the specific site.
The uvula is a normal anatomical structure of the human body, the appearance of a small cone, the location of the soft palate in the oral cavity in the middle of the posterior edge of the pendulum, usually slightly downward, when eating will be with the soft palate backward, on the contraction of the nasopharynx, closed, and the organization of the upward reflux of food into the nasal cavity. Its surface is covered with mucous membrane and contains small salivary glands with secretory function, which may also be involved in voice formation.
The tonsils, which sometimes appear unilaterally more prominent, can also be manifested as a “small lump”.
If the small lump inside the throat discomfort, need to consider may be acute pharyngitis caused by the uvula edema, or chronic inflammation of the upper respiratory tract due to long-term stimulation of the uvula overgrowth and other diseases, at this time the patient needs to go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the relevant examination, to clarify the specific causes.