Pain in my jaw?

[Sarah Thompson]

It might just be a little cold, but I am suddenly having terrible pain right below my right ear. I cannot chew, and and there is a sort of scratchy sound in that ear when I try. I don't think I grind my teeth. Any thoughts?

[Pat Robinson]

I had something similar a couple of weeks ago. Thought maybe it was a tooth, or my gum line or an ear infection, or chewed too hard or grind my teeth, swollen lymph node, sinus??? But, none of that made sense. LOL I didn't feel sick or anything. I just took my Master Tonic and then increased my bone broth and kefir and it went away after a few days. :::shrug:::

Not much help.


Pat

[Sarah Thompson]

What's your master tonic?

Pat Robinson said:

I had something similar a couple of weeks ago. Thought maybe it was a tooth, or my gum line or an ear infection, or chewed too hard or grind my teeth, swollen lymph node, sinus??? But, none of that made sense. LOL I didn't feel sick or anything. I just took my Master Tonic and then increased my bone broth and kefir and it went away after a few days. :::shrug:::

Not much help.


Pat

[Pat Robinson]

Wicked stuff. http://www.mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=1017724

Dh whinges and makes horrible faces when he takes it. It'll curl your toes. I believe it could cure the Bubonic Plague. Ds could smell it three rooms away when I opened the jar.

Good luck. LOL ;-)


Pat

[Sarah Thompson]

Man, and I am gagging just trying to eat the liver!

[Pat Robinson]

Bacon fat is the secret to liver. Have you tried the liver pate? Toddlers and young children love it! http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2009/08/5-dish-delicious-flavor...\
r-at-its-best.html

Just don't tell dh what it is, and
he'll even be surprised.


Pat

[Sarah Thompson]

Boy would he, since he doesn't eat meat! I love pate, though. I tried to make some, fat back and all, but I goofed it up. Time for round two.

[Pat Robinson]

Oh dear, don't do that to him! LOL


Pat

[Sarah Thompson]

How long did your jaw pain last? I am going on three days of increasing pain and inability to chew - it's getting a little alarming. I am doing lots of chicken soup and vit. C, but my CLO is 3 weeks late in arriving so I don't have any yet.

[Pat Robinson]

Most of a week it seemed. And mentioning it yesterday made it come back. LOL (Only transiently and slightly.)

Yours sounds more of a concern. What are your thoughts? Have you considered homeopathy? Any other symptoms?


Pat

[Sarah Thompson]

I admit that I am getting a bit concerned entering the fourth day without any change. It is definitely starting to hurt in my ear and the side of my head. What's weird is that there isn't any swelling or anything, even though it feels like the gland is all swollen in my throat. Since it is Sunday I will give it one more day, but if it is still bad tomorrow morning I am going to call my homeopath and maybe a network chiropractor. I just can't find any problem to match the symptoms except TMJ, and it doesn't really seem like that (plus I don't know how I would suddenly have acute TMJ). I haven't even been able to get to my bowel tolerance on the vit. C - no matter how many grams I take, at increasing frequency, it just doesn't go through me. This makes me think there might be something a bit more serious going on.

[Sarah Thompson]

Update - my homeopath is out of town this week, so I have been taking 30x ruta and arnica, as well as applying arnica topically on the outside of the joint - overnight improvement! Why didn't I start that regimen a week ago? I can actually eat today! I may take rhus if it persists. I also started taking Bach Rescue Remedy before bed, just in case I am storing stress in my jaw at night.

[Pat Robinson]

Homeopathy is amazing!

I'm glad you feel improvement.


Pat