Hi, I Have Had Severe Pain In My Cheek, Jaw

Posted on Sat, 8 Jun 2019

Question: Hi,
I have had severe pain in my cheek, jaw line, and temple on and off since may 1 - went to dentist they did x rays and said its nothing and then I went to ear nose throat doctorr and he said swollen lymph node. I am a 29 year old healthy female. No other symptoms. wasn't sick previously. NO night sweats, no fever since I have had it. doctor put me on amoxicillin which I did and the length between pain shortened but still have pain every day and have been off amoxicillin since may 8th

Answered by Dr. Dr. (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Require further evaluation.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

I have gone through your query and here is my advice.

As you have already consulted with dentist and physician. Still Kindly follow up with a bit more information.

Please let me know do you have cold, cough with phlegm, sore throat, difficulty in swallowing, ear ache, blurry vision?

In that case you can do saline or Betadine gargles. Take steam inhalation twice a day. You can use nasal saline drops in case of nasal congestion. Continue tablet acetaminophen for headache. Avoid allergens. Keep your self warm.

Otherwise you may require few more investigations like complete hemogram, erythrocyte sedimention rate (ESR), c reactive protein (CRP), MRI brain after detailed medical examination and physician's opinion to rule out any possibilities of temporal arteritis.

Hope I have answered your query and let me know if I can assist you further.... Thank you.

Regards,
Dr Shyam Kale

Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng