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Have Connective Tissue Disorder. Feels Dizzy, Pain In Jaw, Ear Pain, Headache. Should Go For Neurologist Advice?
hi i am a forty two year old women who is under the hospital with a connective tissue disorder for the past fortnight i had pain and tightness in my jaw which has effected my eating, ear pain and headaches also severe dizziness and sore burning tongue . MY doctor has referred me to a neurologist but i am struggling to cope with the pain and discomfort on a daily basis
Fri, 25 Oct 2013
Hi there,
Thanks for your query.
You have not mentioned the name of the connective tissue disorder.
However, from the brief information provided, the causes can be :-
* Pain due to irritation of a cranial nerve which supplies pain sensory fibers to scalp, ears, face, jaws. Condition is called Trigeminal neuralgia: Problems will come under control with an anti-epileptic drug.
* Herpes simplex infection of Trigeminal nerve- for which a regular course of anti-viral drug will relieve the problem
* Temporo-mandibular joint disorder (the joint of jaw bone and skull, just in front of the ear lobes) : a course of anti-inflammatory pain-killers will help.
Consult your doctor, who will reach to the exact cause and prescribe specific treatment.
Dr. Rakesh Karanwal
Thanks for your query.
You have not mentioned the name of the connective tissue disorder.
However, from the brief information provided, the causes can be :-
* Pain due to irritation of a cranial nerve which supplies pain sensory fibers to scalp, ears, face, jaws. Condition is called Trigeminal neuralgia: Problems will come under control with an anti-epileptic drug.
* Herpes simplex infection of Trigeminal nerve- for which a regular course of anti-viral drug will relieve the problem
* Temporo-mandibular joint disorder (the joint of jaw bone and skull, just in front of the ear lobes) : a course of anti-inflammatory pain-killers will help.
Consult your doctor, who will reach to the exact cause and prescribe specific treatment.
Dr. Rakesh Karanwal
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