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Can Bulging Vein Above Ear Be Due To Jaw Displacement?
I am having a vein bulging above my right and left year from past 4 days. Can this be due to wisdom tooth and jaw displacement ??? I met a neurologist and he told its due to my working conditions. Could you please provide tips on how to reduce or cure myself and any precautions that I should be aware of ... Thanks
Mon, 6 Jun 2016
Hello,
It would have been helpful if you had described the working conditions the neurologist has advised you against. Some more information regarding the wisdom tooth and jaw displacement problem that you may have suffered in the past would be good too to advise you in your situation.
However, wisdom teeth are not known to be associated with any bulding vein above the ear. In addition, as you have the vein on both the sides, it does not seem to be related to wisdom tooth. Regarding jaw displacement problem, do you suffer from dislocation of jaw that happens frequently when you try to open your mouth wide? Have you met with an accident in the past and injured the TMJ? If any of these two cases is your case, then I would advise you to visit an oral and maxillofacial surgeon for physical examination and further investigations of the TMJ area. Treatment of any disorder present in that area can help you.
If you do not have any TMJ problem and vein is not causing you any trouble or discomfort, then you can ignore it unless it presents with any symptoms in future. Alternatively, you can take opinion of an ENT surgeon to rule out any pathology in relation with ears.
I hope this information helps. Thank you for choosing HCM. Take care.
Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah
It would have been helpful if you had described the working conditions the neurologist has advised you against. Some more information regarding the wisdom tooth and jaw displacement problem that you may have suffered in the past would be good too to advise you in your situation.
However, wisdom teeth are not known to be associated with any bulding vein above the ear. In addition, as you have the vein on both the sides, it does not seem to be related to wisdom tooth. Regarding jaw displacement problem, do you suffer from dislocation of jaw that happens frequently when you try to open your mouth wide? Have you met with an accident in the past and injured the TMJ? If any of these two cases is your case, then I would advise you to visit an oral and maxillofacial surgeon for physical examination and further investigations of the TMJ area. Treatment of any disorder present in that area can help you.
If you do not have any TMJ problem and vein is not causing you any trouble or discomfort, then you can ignore it unless it presents with any symptoms in future. Alternatively, you can take opinion of an ENT surgeon to rule out any pathology in relation with ears.
I hope this information helps. Thank you for choosing HCM. Take care.
Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah
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