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What Causes Recurrent Swelling Below The Ear On Jaw Line?

Posted on Tue, 1 Apr 2014

Question: One year ago my son 5 Years old had a swelling on below the ear on jaw line (both ear left & right side, no fever ,he is active , feel slight pain). we consult the Dr. they gave antibiotic the selling was disappeared in 2-3 days. recently since last 4 months he had the same issue its repeatedly appear and disappear (the frequency are 3 -2 weeks). So this 4 months he had 4 times. Dr. advice to take few blood test / ultrasound but seems all normal. Now ENT specialist advice to do endoscopy to examine and also to do flushing. Please advice me.

Answered by Dr. Satvinder Bakshi (1 hour later)

Brief Answer: please follow your ent doctors advice Detailed Answer: Hello Please dont worry as this is a common problem. There can be two reasons for the recurrent swelling First one is a recurrent parotid swelling and infection which is common in children and will generally resolve by ten years of age. Second one which is more common is swelling and Infection of the lymph nodes in the neck and this is generally due to an infection in the tonsils or teeth and for this you should follow your ent doctors advice. The endoscopy will help find the source of infection and once that has been established., your child can be treated accordingly. Please follow his advice! Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar