I Need Some Help(medical) - swollen left side of my jaw,by ear

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I Need Some Help(medical)

The same exact thing happened to me! And it hurts to close my mouth all the way, open my mouth beyond a certain extent, and to chew.  If you find anything out, could you please let me know so I can figure out how to make it feel better?

Thanks so much!!

Charli

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TMJ, I have that on both sides of my jaw, right and left pop on occasion and used to become locked fairly often. Now of course the locking is gone, but the popping still remains. You're pain is probably from grinding or clenching your teeth at night. I don't really know much else about it, just that my dentist doesn't seem too bothered by it, but he did make me a mouth guard to sleep with at night and it cost me a friggin arm and a leg... So, I suggest the football mouth pieces just heat it up and mold your teeth... It's like ten bucks and mouth guards cost about 500 so do the math I guess.. Just go to the doc though. I don't pretend to know much, just that a few of the things you've written remind me of myself.

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Jaw/ear not quite right
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I read some of the posts here.  A couple days ago, the left side of my jaw started to hurt really bad when I chewed, but it wasn't tooth pain.  It was more like the jaw.  I've felt tooth pain before, and it wasn't that.  That subsided pretty quickly, so I figured it might have been just an odd anomoly.

Now, my jaw - on the left side - and near my ear feel slightly swollen, and when I close my mouth to chew, the right side seems to close squarely but the left side requires a little extra effort to fully clamp down (with teeth).  I can do it, but it feels funny like the jaw is swollen.  Two days ago, it hurt when doing this.  I took some Ibuprofen and that helped a lot.  Today, it feels better.  Little or no pain - but there is still some slight swelling and the left side of my mouth still doesn't quite close up when closing fully when chewing without a little more effort.  It's better, but doesn't feel exactly right.

It's almost like the jaw feels like it is out of alignment a little bit.  The only thing I can recall, as far as any trauma, was chewing on a granola bar and there was kind of a hard piece that hurt a little when I bit down on it.  Nothing all that bad, but I do recall it and it hurt a little.  But, it didn't seem like something that would cause several days of discomfort in my jaw.

I am going to give it over the weekend, and if it does not go away or improve considerably, I am going to see the doc.  Who knows, he may end up sending me to the dentist too - I don't know.

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right side of lower jaw swelling while eating
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As my husband was eating supper the right side of lower jaw swelled up and his blood pressure went very high, his hands and feet started to burn really bad. We have talked to his dr. About this before. He doesn't think it is nothing to be alarmed about. But he is in very bad pain. He with his blood pressure shooting up has me very scared. Can someone give me some advise? he is having trouble eating and sleeping with this. Please help -reply by cherrie

 

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swollen ear/jaw problem....any ideas?
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For the past couple of days, I have had itchy , popping ears. This was nothing new, and I assumed it was allergies. Yesterday, I was using a q-tip to clean my ears. My left ear seemed to have more discharge than my right ear, but, for some reason, I normally produce a lot of wax. Again, this was not alarming. The q-tip felt so good to my itchy ears that I shoved it in too deep. It hurt for only a moment, and then the small amount of pain subsided. About an hour later, I was eating a bowl of cereal when, ALL OF THE SUDDEN, the top part of my jaw directly in front of my ear lobe began to swell. In the period of about five minutes, it was the size of a walnut! I look like a freaking chipmunk with a walnut in my cheek. But, here is the funny thing. I have absolutely no pain, and my ears are no longer itchy or popping. The swelling goes down as long as I am not trying to eat something. When I eat, the swelling gets worse from the up and down motion created by my jaw when I chew. But still, no pain...Only stiffness that comes from the swelling. I rinsed my ear out with hydrogen peroxide and the swelling started to subside; somewhat. I also need to mention that I was diagnosed with TMJ as a child. I have only had one experience with it, and it was very painful. These symptoms seem similar, but wihout any pain. I do not believe that this is caused by my TMJ for the reasons stated above.( Itchy, popping ears in the beginning, q-tip issue, the fact that the hydrogen peroxide helped, and the fact that I have no pain) If you are one of those goof balls who has ever shoved something in your ear that didn't belong there, I would love to hear your advice or ideas. And, don't worry...I don't judge. Remember...I am one of those goof balls too! I also need to mention that I no longer have my wisdom teeth as they were cut out when I was 19. I have absolutely no mouth pain, and have never even had a cavity. I seriously doubt that any oral health issue relates to my condition. Please don't just tell me to go to the doctor, because that is obvious (even if I AM dumb enough to shove something in my ear) and I already have an appointment. I need your ideas! -question by Heather

 

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