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What Is The Treatment For Head And Neck Pain?
I had a novacaine injection in hinge of my jaw in june..to refill a molar...the pain shot into my ear..went home inside cheek swelled significantly..also pain went into neck and head..went back dentist said no infection...I m in bed for days head/neck pain...go to ER had head scan..everything fine..no infection.Doc felt he hit a nerve well now it s 8months later...still just as swollen...no pain..just feels like pressure pushing into my sinuses....I went to my PCP...and an EN. A new dentist .....what the heck is this ??? Sincerely Lori If I didn t realize I had to pay till the end ...forget it...thanx for nothing
Mon, 23 May 2016
it is because novaciane is an anaesthetic and it might have anaesthesid the nerve, so you aleays feel a lump there, if all tests are normal, you should now stop worrying and visit a physiotherapist,also take vit b 12. it can take some time for the anaesthetized nerve to revert back of its own
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