Swollen glands for years
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Hey, I found this form while hunting the internet trying to get answers and I'm hoping someone can help! For 15 years I've had an issue where my glands infront of my ears can swell up reall badly and when I try to eat It feels like someone is stabbing a knife into my cheek. It reached a really bad peek in my high school years and my parents seeing how badly it can swell took my to the doctors. My GP decided it was most likely a blockage and sent me to the hospital for an ultrasound. I was so excited to finally get this resolved only to be told they couldn't find a blockage anywhere in my mouth. I was called back in for an appointment where my doctor called me a liar and said I had been making it up to avoid school. My dad tried to fight my case but my gp told me at the age of 14 the only other think he could do was snip the nerves in my face and I would never be able to smile again. Absolutely horrified and heart broken by such an awful response I accepted my fait that nothing could be done. 8 years on from that it's getting to much to deal with! Does anyone have any ideas what it could be!
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eva72081 HayCeeCee
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Really sorry that you've been treated like this. I'm also sorry that I've no idea what's causing it but I think you should take photos of your face from all angles when it swells up so that you have something to show the doctors. It may be worth looking for a pattern of what you eat in case it's linked to a food intolerance or allergy. No surgeon would lightly cut any facial nerves as some of them are crucial for speech as well as eating and smiling. it may also be worth talking to a dentist about them as they have training on the anatomy around the mouth area. Good luck.
rhonda40 eva72081
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Talking to a dentist won't help but talking to an ent will
su96593 HayCeeCee
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Yes, take photos of when they are swollen. Do you have any other symptoms like dry mouth, dry eyes and/or dry nose? Do you have aches and pains? The reason I ask is there are a number of things you could have. First, see an ENT. Sometimes it can be a duct issue and other times if you have other symptoms like the dryness etc., it could be autoimmune related. It's best to cover your bases and also request some blood work.
rhonda40 HayCeeCee
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Hey I just had surgery for that on the 15th of august...they removed the gland an knot...it was a swollen lymphnots..every time I ate it swelled up...its been doing that off an on since I was like 17 I'm 40 now then last year it came again an finally this year I went to a specialist an ent...its not something u eat to make it do that..its a stopped up gland with calcium
julie25026 rhonda40
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This is my first time EVER looking this up. I'm 55yrs old. I just thought everyone had that painful let down feeling of the saliva, when taking the first bite of food!!!! I know, pathetic! I had to have a total hip replacement, had to be cleared by my Dentist. They told me my mouth was a mess, Gingivitis!! I take great care of my teeth. Since reading alot of this, I read, this also affects your teeth!! I have the dry mouth, the dry eyes & as of last night, the big swelling on my left side, right under my ear down my jaw. Nice, kind of, to know, there are others like me & this is not a normal "thing" Everyone has...:p!! Guess I go to my GP to get a script for an ENT???
patricia83562 HayCeeCee
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rhonda40 HayCeeCee
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patricia83562 HayCeeCee
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That's good to hear, keep us posted as to what you find out. Hope it gets better for you soon!