SC, Can you share time proven home health remedies need until Dr. appt. in 2 weeks?
January 4, 2010 8:16 am Senior Citizens
Jaw, ear or molar teeth problem.
6 weeks ago I felt an ear ache (which is always infection for me) in right ear. I took antibiotics & pain left.
2 weeks ago, I began eating air popped corn as healthy snack. Kernels lodged in left molar gap so I switched to using right molars for all my grinding.
A week later, I had terrible pain in back of jaw that radiated to ear.
Forced to not eat b/c can’t chew. Been 3 days w/o food & chewing.
Can now open jaw wide enough to floss. Had a lot of bleeding from gums.
I don’t know if any & all of this is connected.
Maybe gum bleeding b/c I haven’t flossed in a while.
Inner ear ceased to hurt after not eating.
That leaves me thinking of jaw over worked by grinding.
The pain has been lessening w/o chewing.
Anything else known to relieve the pain?
Happened to others that can share a remedy to help me out until appt.?
Anything on jaw, inner ear & gums are welcomed. Combination may give relief.
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Did the salt water, 1/2 & 1/2 hydrogen peroxide & Listerine rinses throughout day after brushing & flossing. Drank milk. Had an aspirin (325mg.). Heated a sock full of rice & placed by ear & jaw muscle. Slept well.
Ate a baked potato! Little, if any pain.
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ConansOwner :
Date: January 4, 2010 @ 6:09 pm
Rinse mouth with warm saltwater. Cant think of anything else. I’ll prayer for your comfort & healing.
jst4pat :
Date: January 6, 2010 @ 1:24 am
2 weeks is a long time to wait..contact your dentist and run it by him/her..may be a dental problem..it disturbs me that you have to wait 2 weeks for a Dr. appt..there is no excuse for that..
lovelyday :
Date: January 9, 2010 @ 4:30 am
could be onset of TMJ syndrome, take some anti-inflammatory drugs like Aleve if you can, a warm heating pad to that side of your jaw may help, if things get really bad go to the emergency room.
CJ :
Date: January 10, 2010 @ 10:22 am
You can naturally relax your jaw by pushing your tongue just far enough to separate teeth, lips closed. You may have TMJ (lots of info on internet) You must get some nourishment such as liquid meal replacements, ensure, or something you can drink with a straw. Two weeks is a long time: I would call and see if you can get in earlier. Keep track of your temperature. Any fever at all is a good reason to get you in faster.; also stiff neck, headache or swollen glands. It’s possible that the ear infection has returned and can sometimes be worse than the original. Otherwise warm compresses and rest is really all you can do. I’m wondering if you should see a dentist while waiting to see the Dr. I hope you get relief.
Stupendous315 :
Date: January 11, 2010 @ 8:44 pm
Hon, if the pain is so serious that you haven’t eaten in 3 days, then you can’t wait two weeks. Try calling the doctor and say it is very urgent. If you get no satisfaction, go to the ER.
We are all guessing what it might be. You may have an infection or something else that should not be ignored. Think of it this way. What would you do if this was your child? Exactly!
sage seeker :
Date: January 15, 2010 @ 8:04 am
You practically described to a T what I had back in later summer. SWORE I had an absess on a tooth or gum or something else terrible. Went to the dentist who told me I probably had a sinus infection which had traveled to my ear then a bit to my gums.
He gave me a tube of Sensodyne; told me rinse with Listerine; and to put two drops of Peroxide in my ear canal.
BELIEVE me it worked!
KathyC :
Date: January 15, 2010 @ 9:18 am
try warm moist packs to your jaw and consider this..ask your doc if this could be a saliva gland swelling up, there are several glands all over your jaw and tongue and there are different treatments for this..or put your heating pad on med. and lay on it..if you dont have one get one they are very useful.
DeeJay :
Date: January 18, 2010 @ 11:41 am
Could it be that some small particles of the kernel is still lodged and is causing an infection.
Rinsing with warm salt water can’t hurt.
Maybe you could call back and let nurse know you need to see the doctor sooner - also ask if someone cancels their appt. to call you.
That area is so sensitive - hope it all works out for you - the sooner the better.
It’s complicated - do you need to see the doctor or the dentist?
If you have a blender - you can liquify some food and drink it through a straw to keep food away from that area.
Wish I could do more to help you.
DeeJay.
sophieb :
Date: January 18, 2010 @ 9:56 pm
drinking milk usually solves light pain for me. Or how about Carnation instant breakfast so you get some vitamins in you. Try ice (a frozen bag of peas). (sometimes heat works, sometimes ice…so not sure the problem you’re having). How about tylenol? Did you floss out the kernels lodged in left molar gap? Did you floss, use listerene (or something like that?). Sometimes you can talk yourself into relaxing so much that pain will go away. Also a little prayer helps. Ask for a good sleep so that the body will heal.
libertywarrior :
Date: January 21, 2010 @ 5:30 pm
Could be a pulled muscle. I had similar symptoms recently. Dentist determined it was an irritated muscle that wraps from below the ear to the jaw. He put me on Ibuprofin - 2 200 gram tablets morning and night. It took the swelling down. I had chewed and grinded a lot and pulled that muscle. It is fine now.
I was having irritated gums. Dental assistant gave me a regime to follow daily. Brushing morning and night with Colgate Total (combats gingivitis, germs and infections). Flossing at night followed by rising with mouthwash. Mouthwash in the morning, too, after brushing.
Lady Luck :
Date: January 24, 2010 @ 7:09 pm
Ooooh, I wish I knew something to help.
I feel your pain.
ozinnz :
Date: January 26, 2010 @ 7:36 pm
It certainly sounds like TMJ to me. My daughter had it for years. The dentist sent her to a specialist but nothing helped until she went to an Osteopath. He fixed the problem.
Are you the sort of person who finds yourself clenching your teeth if you are angry? Do you grind your teeth at night? If so, this is one of the causes.
I hope you have or do find relief.
isotope2007 :
Date: January 26, 2010 @ 10:38 pm
ginger tea for sinus infection and ear ache, buy dry ginger root, peel and slice and boil in water until you have a golden coloured infusion, fill a cup half full, add boiling water and a lemon tea bag, steep and add lots of honey - lots of honey. Put hot compresses on your face, sounds like neurelgia IMO and its a bitch.
For bleeding gums dab some hydrogen peroxide along gum line with a q tip, for open sores pop a vitamin E capsule and apply directly to the sore and repeat once or twice until sore is healed, and it WILL heal.
You might be grinding your teeth at night, a night guard will stop you from doing this. Be aware of subconscious teeth clenching. I doubt if its TMJ because there would be other symptoms assoicated with it. Thats the good news, the bad news is I am betting the farm on it being neurelgia, and the good news associated with that is that it may not come back for years once you get it resolved. Heat and lots of heat, a strong decongestent - stand in hot shower and let the water pour over your head, but dont let it to into your ears — the pain can radiate everywhere, back of head, eyes, teeth, you name it —
I have bouts occassionally, rarely though, maybe every 13 or 14 months or so and damn its painful ! Treat like a really really bad sinuse infection - and believe me the ginger tea WILL help
Neurelgia The pain is not continuous, but comes on in paroxysms at irregular intervals. At first it may be slight, like the commencement of a common toothache, but it gradually increases in severity, until the patient may become almost wild with the pain. The pain is of a lancinating, tearing, beating or boring character, and follows the course of the nerve. After the pain has continued a certain length of time, it gradually subsides. The more severe the paroxysm, the shorter its duration. Where the pain commences at a point in the eyebrow directly over the middle of the eye, it generally extends to the eyebrow, forehead, eyelids, and frequently deep in the orbit of the eye. If it commences at a point about the middle of the cheek bone, it may extend over the cheek, lower eyelid, upper lip, and radiate to the teeth, palate, and tongue. Where the pain commences about the middle of the chin, it may extend to the lips, teeth, sides of the tongue, and the soft parts under the chin. Thus, whatever nerve is affected, the pain may be traced along its branches. There may also be a reflex action of the nerves of motion, producing an involuntary twitching of the muscles of the affected part.
The intervals between the paroxysms may be of hours, days, or even weeks’ duration,. but the longer they continue the more frequent they become, until at length the nerves may become so sensitive that the paroxysm is excited by the slightest emotion, or by the least touch, or exposure to cold air.
jd :
Date: January 29, 2010 @ 9:29 pm
Sounds like an abscess to me. I would make an emergency call. If my Dr. can’t see me I’ll go to the ER. At least you can get more antibiotics and pain relief. It won’t get better from waiting two weeks.
Martha Y :
Date: January 31, 2010 @ 9:53 am
you have a gum infection I been there
go to your dentist= and wen your brush rinse with
Hydrogen Peroxide one part Peroxide on one part water