Pain in the back right side of jaw

2020-06-09 15:54:41
My husband is having pain at the right back side of jaw which makes me him initially confuse to be an ear pain..this leads to him difficulty in eating or swolling anything..also he is having pain in the movement of mouth or opening or closing of mouth..it is little swollen but i am not so sure. gave him hot compresses but it dint give him any relief. i would be giving him a ibrufen before going to bed.can you please advise if its not anything major because of the current hospital situation.
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It could be either salivary glands swelling or TM joint issue Pls send a pic
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Answered2020-06-11 05:28:06

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From your history it looks like parotitis( inflammation of parotid salivary gland). Kindly share a pic if possible to help in making a correct diagnosis.
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Answered2020-06-09 16:06:16

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