I do not have the severe pain now but i have been left with a dull ache behind the ear and down into the top part of my neck.What is the cause and can this be treated.
2007-08-02 00:55:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Could be a number of possibilities such as headache and infection but the only way to know for sure is to have this evaluated further by your doctor to see what they think is going on.
2007-08-02 00:59:47 · answer #1 · answered by sokokl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GO TO A PHYSICAL THERAPIST!! Some of them have done continued studies in TMJ. Amazing new treatments (none of which hurt a bit!). STAR Physical Therapy in Austin, Texas can recommend someone in your area who treats TMJ with all the different techniques they do there. Yes, I've heard it can cause ear pain, although I did not experience that. You have to go to a regular doctor, and request a prescription for physical therapy, just like you would for a medication. ("Prescription" is actually the word, though it sounds incorrect.) Then you take it to a PT, and they will begin seeing you. PLEASE TRY THIS--there just is no other way to go. EXCEPT THAT . . . you need to go to an orthodontist and get fitted for a night guard (a thing you wear in your mouth at night, so as not to grind your teeth). You may experience immediate relief after this. For the time being, even a temporary one (one you get from the drug store, to stop grinding) may be of great help. If this is what is causing this horrible pain, I believe these things will help immensely, and cure it. I do hope you find relief quickly though. So very sorry for this. It must be terribly frightening. I'm sorry--one more thing. DON'T GO TO ANY DENTIST WHO SAYS IT MERELY MEANS YOU NEED YOUR TEETH FILED IN PLACES. This is irreversible, and should not be done. There are phony TMJ "specialists" out there. What you need to relieve the pain (if this is what it's from) is this: CESSATION of the nightly grinding, by wearing a night guard (the ones they make for you are SOOO much better, but cost several hundred dollars). And, secondly, PT to fix everything back to normal. God bless you as you continue to search. So very sorry you're going through this.
2016-05-20 23:48:38 · answer #2 · answered by joan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, that must have been some mosquito. Were you in Texas at the time?
Seriously, a check-up at the doctor's office would be in line. That's sometimes an indication of a more serious problem such as impending stroke...and no, stroke is not exclusively an ailment of the elderly.
2007-08-02 01:09:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋