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Pain just under the ears while chewing
From past 3 days while I chew or make movement of the jaw, the area just under the ears is paining. I don't have any tooth pain or sensitivity but the region from mid ears to just below the ears pain when chewing food.
Is there anything that I should be worried about?
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Hi ,
First thing is home care
1) Eat with a spoon2)No yawning ( control by placing your fist on to your chin ) 3 ) Don’t eat anything hard4) while brushing don’t open your mouth wide .
So basically 2 finger mouth opening
To restrict the movement
Take Hifenac MR twice daily for 5 days
Followed by
Hifenac MR only in the night oncex10 days
After lock down meet maxillo facial surgeon
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Hi, this kind of pain can be due to
1. Your upper wisdom teeth, which might be in odd position and causing irritation to your TMJOINT. You are too young to have any arthritic change in the joint, do it has to be tendinitis around the joints. Do hot and cold water fermentation with napkins alternatively for 15 mins in the morning and evening. Do not strain your jaws by opening too wide. Eat soft food for a week.
2. Could be because of some discrepancy in your teeth occlusion- is how the teeth are meeting, contacting when the jaws come in contact. For this can be corrected by dentists.
3. Should get mouth guard made for yourself to protect the Jaw joint
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Region below the ear is the joint area.Take:-
Tab Zerodol MR once daily for 7 days
Tab Zerodol SP once daily for 7 days
Warm saline rinses between meals
Hot towel fomintation for 15 minutes three times daily for a week
If still pain does not resolve then Xray most probably MRI of the region to rule out cause of pain and rx as per
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May be due to wisdom tooth
Next Steps
Do warm saline rinses
Ketorol dt tab three times daily
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Don’t worry take medicines
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Seems like TMJ pain..Get Opg done it will clear.. meanwhile take Chymoflam 1-1X3 days
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Hello
It looks like you ha e developed TMD
you need to visit dr as an emergency
Mean time you can take pain killers
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This pain can be due to stiffness in your temporomandibular joint or eruption of your wisdom tooth.
Next Steps
Get an OPG done (Full Mouth Xray)
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Dr. Rupa K R
Dentist
10 yrs exp
Bangalore
your history is suggestive of either TMJ issues/ salivary gland infection of tooth ache. I would suggest you have a video consultation/ personal chat consultation either with oral diagnostician or oral surgeon. please simply don't take medications and avoid any hot water fermentation etc until that.
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have a personal / video chat with a specialist
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