I have a doctor appointment tomorrow
2007-01-01 03:37:51 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Pain often radiates to surrounding areas.
2007-01-01 03:43:56 · answer #1 · answered by passin thru 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wait until you see the Doctor tomorrow. Until then use pain killers and a hot flannel (or tea towel) which you have put in a bowl of hot water....ring it out so it isn't wet but hot...and gently press it against your sore jaw....keep doing this until you get relief......at night you can insert the cloth into a plastic sealed bag like a sandwich bag so it wont wet your pillow and lay gently on it. Works great for toothache. The reason is probably because the infection is spreading or affecting the nerves near the edge of your jaw. There are tiny tubes leading from the ear to the throat called eustachea tubes....any blockage here will cause pain. You can also try the NHS help online to see if there is anything else you could do. See the second link.
2007-01-01 03:45:10 · answer #2 · answered by Confuzzled 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't get it wet - my husband suffers from ear infections alot and has been told by doctors NOT to get it wet, so the answer that suggests you use the shower could actually do more harm than good. You can ease wax using warm water - but that's not the same as treating an infection.
Your eustic tubes (from throat to ears) are blocked and that is causing some pain. So when the iinfection is treated and clears the pain will go. the doctor will prescribe either anti-biotics or a spray for the ear.
hope you get on OK at the docs tomorrow. In the meantime take paracetamol or an anti-inflamatory pain killer like asprin or ibuprofen.
2007-01-01 03:46:34 · answer #3 · answered by Star 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The inflammation in your ear due to your infection is putting pressure on nerves which is causing the pain in your jaw. Different parts of the ear (or a should say different depths really) will cause different kinds of pain (inner ear infections are different from outer ear infections). I think it's the outer ear infection that can cause pain down from the ear to the jaw...
Try alternating with ice and heat on that side of your face (but avoid putting pressure on your ear if it's tender). Warm oil makes some people feel better, if you heat up a few drops of vegatable oil and put it in your ear it can be soothing, but I wouldn't try it unless you are in a lot of pain.
Ibuprofen or actetominiphin (tylenol) will help decrease the pain in your jaw (it can work as an anti-inflammatory.
2007-01-01 03:45:50 · answer #4 · answered by jeshzisd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a large nerve that runs down the side of your head and passes between your ear and your jaw. Any infections near this nerve cause it to go into spasm and your brain reads it as an emergency. You might recognise it as earache, toothache or headache - the brain is a bit vague about where pain is.
A warm compress will help. If you run your finger down the side of your head just in front of your ear, you will find a point where it makes the pain stop. It will only give you about 2 minutes relief, but it's nice while it lasts.
2007-01-01 03:46:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a scaremonger here, but this is how my problems started out.
The infection spread down into my upper teeth and lead to an ulcerated absecss behind an impacted wisdom tooth, I was on antibiotics for ages to kill the infection so I could have the tooth out.
The swelling never went down....So I had my tonsils out too ( 2 yrs later), to remedy the ongoing infection and swelling, then, when the swelling STILL persisted..... They jabbed a needle into it for a biopsy, MRI scanned me and I have in fact got a tumor in my neck, which originaly caused the swelling, and the ear infection....and so on it went. Get it checked properly and keep a VERY close eye on any swelling, get it looked at by your doctor untill it's all gone.
Be fastidious with your oral hygene too at all times.
2007-01-01 03:59:37 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take Ibuprofen or Tylenol Arthritis to ease the pain until you get some antibiotics and other meds. That will lessen the pressure. Also heat packs on it will help. If you don't have a heat pack, then you can put a hot wash cloth in a seal-able bag and place that on your ear/jaw.
2007-01-01 03:44:10 · answer #7 · answered by just julie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not a doctor but infections do spread. So probly antibiotics would take care of the problem. Its just like if your tooth gets infected your whole face or half of it can get swollen and it can feel like your ear hurts or your throat.
See your doctor, you really need some medicine.
2007-01-01 03:47:13 · answer #8 · answered by car253 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly due to enlarged lymph nodes in from of the ear (pre auricular nodes) This is a normal reaction to infecton. The Doctor should be able to confirm this.
Good luck
Ian
PS....do not follow the advise by Cweb! You may damage your hearing!!!!!
2007-01-01 03:43:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have an ear infection and possibly arthritis of the upper jaw.
2007-01-01 03:40:00 · answer #10 · answered by Yellow Tail 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Hmm I think they are linked through the nerves. When I had numbing injections in my mouth to have teeth removed, my ear on the side the injection was, went numb too. Odd.
I think that when your infection clears up, your jaw will feel normal again. :)
2007-01-01 03:40:32 · answer #11 · answered by H 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋