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What Causes Swollen Lymph Node In Ears?
Question: Hi .
I got stye in eyes about 1 mont ago .After 3 days my eyes was good but i got a swollen lymph in front of my earlobe. My lymph node is not going down and it already been like 1 month. i have seen like 5 doctor here in canada. 1 of the doctor treated me for strep throat and 2 of them is treated me for ear infection. I feel like i have some problem with my throat because some time i feel like i have something in my throat specially when i try to swallow my saliva. In last 1 month my doctors gave me Penicilline VX for my strep throat and ciprofloxin ear drop for my ear. I also noticed that i am getting burp since last 2 weeks and i Feel like there is something in the left side of my stomach. The doctor told me it can be acid reflux and he referred me to an ENT specialist. Sometime i feel like i have something in my throat and sometime i feel mild pain when eat something. I dont have any pain in my lymph node but sometime it feel warm. It is very small in size. When i went to the ENT specialist he said said he can't feel an lymph node.
My lymph node went down for last 6-7 days but today again i felt like it again gain some size. I had my blood test and x ray of my neck and it came back normal.
My doctor also told me that i can have acid reflux as i am getting burp since last 15 days.Right now i am using an antacid .
I want to ask you that that i my two molar tooth is completely broken and i can see the muscle out there . Can this lymph node(which is next to my ear lobe) is swollen because of this. There is no pain in the broken tooth. And i am having this broken tooth since 1 year.
I got stye in eyes about 1 mont ago .After 3 days my eyes was good but i got a swollen lymph in front of my earlobe. My lymph node is not going down and it already been like 1 month. i have seen like 5 doctor here in canada. 1 of the doctor treated me for strep throat and 2 of them is treated me for ear infection. I feel like i have some problem with my throat because some time i feel like i have something in my throat specially when i try to swallow my saliva. In last 1 month my doctors gave me Penicilline VX for my strep throat and ciprofloxin ear drop for my ear. I also noticed that i am getting burp since last 2 weeks and i Feel like there is something in the left side of my stomach. The doctor told me it can be acid reflux and he referred me to an ENT specialist. Sometime i feel like i have something in my throat and sometime i feel mild pain when eat something. I dont have any pain in my lymph node but sometime it feel warm. It is very small in size. When i went to the ENT specialist he said said he can't feel an lymph node.
My lymph node went down for last 6-7 days but today again i felt like it again gain some size. I had my blood test and x ray of my neck and it came back normal.
My doctor also told me that i can have acid reflux as i am getting burp since last 15 days.Right now i am using an antacid .
I want to ask you that that i my two molar tooth is completely broken and i can see the muscle out there . Can this lymph node(which is next to my ear lobe) is swollen because of this. There is no pain in the broken tooth. And i am having this broken tooth since 1 year.
Brief Answer:
Treatment of broken molar tooth
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX ,
Thanks for consulting Healthcare magic .
This is Dr. Priyanka tiwari answering your query .
Read your query and understand your concern as you have broken molar tooth in oral cavity Yes enlarged lymph nodes can be broken molar tooth . See what happened is swelling of lymph node is related to infection or inflammation .
If there is carious tooth , decayed tooth , gingival inflammation , or periodontal infection lymph node enlarges due to infection or mild illness .
I will suggest you to do warm saline rinses 2 -3 times a day , Maintain proper oral hygiene , Brush your teeth twice daily , use mouthwash like chlorhexidine regularly .
Consult oral surgeon for local examination of lymph node , visual examination of oral cavity and investigations Intra oral periapical radiograph of broken molar tooth and discuss with your doctor and go for its treatment .
Hope I have answered your query.
If you have further query , I will be happy to help.
Treatment of broken molar tooth
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX ,
Thanks for consulting Healthcare magic .
This is Dr. Priyanka tiwari answering your query .
Read your query and understand your concern as you have broken molar tooth in oral cavity Yes enlarged lymph nodes can be broken molar tooth . See what happened is swelling of lymph node is related to infection or inflammation .
If there is carious tooth , decayed tooth , gingival inflammation , or periodontal infection lymph node enlarges due to infection or mild illness .
I will suggest you to do warm saline rinses 2 -3 times a day , Maintain proper oral hygiene , Brush your teeth twice daily , use mouthwash like chlorhexidine regularly .
Consult oral surgeon for local examination of lymph node , visual examination of oral cavity and investigations Intra oral periapical radiograph of broken molar tooth and discuss with your doctor and go for its treatment .
Hope I have answered your query.
If you have further query , I will be happy to help.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
thanks for your reply .
But there is no pain in my tooth.
Can i tooth be infection as if there is no sign of pain.
But there is no pain in my tooth.
Can i tooth be infection as if there is no sign of pain.
Brief Answer:
Necrosis of pulp
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX ,
Welcome again
Read your query as you have no pain Yes infection is present in tooth , see what happened is tooth has three layer Enamel outermost layer , Dentin second layer then Pulp innermost layer of tooth .
Caries usualy involves enamel first then dentin then it reaches pulp . Dental pulp is protected from oral microorganism by enamel and dentin .
Initialy (acute condition) When caries involves enamel , dentin causes senstivity and when reaches pulp causes sharp pain , inflammation .
In Chronic condition pain is dull and after certain time period microorganism causes death of pulp there is no pain said to be as Necrosis of pulp and in this condition infection is still present and through pulp chambers infection can spread at apex (root tip ) of tooth and spead through adjacent tissue causing Abscess (Pus ) formation.
So for this I will suggest you to consult oral surgeon and go for its treatment .
Hope I have answered your query .
If you have further query I will be happy to help.
Regards,
Dr. Priyanka tiwari
Necrosis of pulp
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX ,
Welcome again
Read your query as you have no pain Yes infection is present in tooth , see what happened is tooth has three layer Enamel outermost layer , Dentin second layer then Pulp innermost layer of tooth .
Caries usualy involves enamel first then dentin then it reaches pulp . Dental pulp is protected from oral microorganism by enamel and dentin .
Initialy (acute condition) When caries involves enamel , dentin causes senstivity and when reaches pulp causes sharp pain , inflammation .
In Chronic condition pain is dull and after certain time period microorganism causes death of pulp there is no pain said to be as Necrosis of pulp and in this condition infection is still present and through pulp chambers infection can spread at apex (root tip ) of tooth and spead through adjacent tissue causing Abscess (Pus ) formation.
So for this I will suggest you to consult oral surgeon and go for its treatment .
Hope I have answered your query .
If you have further query I will be happy to help.
Regards,
Dr. Priyanka tiwari
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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