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Suggest Remedy For Burning Throat And Tonsils, Painful Jaw And Tender Ears

I thought I was starting g with a cold, but my nose just runs a bit, my throat feels on fire, around my tonsils and up towards the back of my nose, my jaw aches, and today my jaw is hard to open to eat, also to swallow pulls on my ear, all around d the ear area is tender, and my gums feel swollen, I am 62, and had a hip operation in February. .
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
The symptoms of running nose, discomfort in throat around the tonsils, painful jaws and tenderness around the ear suggest upper respiratory tract infection and inflammation.
The symptoms are suggestive of pharyngeal inflammation involving tonsils.
Since the pharynx is connected to the nose and ear, inflammation of pharynx can spread to ear and nose.
Swelling of gums suggests inflammation of the gums.
Consult an ENT specialist for clinical assessment of the nose, ear and pharynx.
Oral mucosa also needs to be examined by a dentist.
Poor oral hygiene, poor brushing technique can lead to inflammation of gums and thus gum swelling.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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Suggest Remedy For Burning Throat And Tonsils, Painful Jaw And Tender Ears

Hello and welcome to HCM, The symptoms of running nose, discomfort in throat around the tonsils, painful jaws and tenderness around the ear suggest upper respiratory tract infection and inflammation. The symptoms are suggestive of pharyngeal inflammation involving tonsils. Since the pharynx is connected to the nose and ear, inflammation of pharynx can spread to ear and nose. Swelling of gums suggests inflammation of the gums. Consult an ENT specialist for clinical assessment of the nose, ear and pharynx. Oral mucosa also needs to be examined by a dentist. Poor oral hygiene, poor brushing technique can lead to inflammation of gums and thus gum swelling. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja Puri