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What Causes Sudden Swelling In The Face?

i sat to supper the other night and with in seconds the left side of my face starting drawing up into this large swelling into this hard mass it was swelling so fast and so large it was pulling the side of my face it got so tight that it was tugging on my ear. I was admitted to the hospital for observation they didn't have an explination of what was going on but they want me to start taking a 325 asprin and after I take they satd start taking the 81mg for indefinatly, why have I been put on asprin if I didn't have a [stroke;mini] ?













Thu, 27 Oct 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

So sorry to hear about your problem and will try my level best to resolve it..

As per your complain it seems that sudden swelling of face while eating can be due to blockage in the duct of salivary gland that can occur due to either blockage of duct opening with a foreign body while can also be due to stone formation in the duct of the salivary gland knows as salivary stones or Sialoliths..

It causes accumulation of saliva into the gland and as the saliva secretion increases during meals therefore there is sudden swelling while eating..

I would suggest you to consult an Oral Physician or an Oral Surgeon and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations like cross sectional x-ray of salivary gland can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly..

In case if stone is superficial then it can be removed manually but in case of deep stones surgical removal under Sialoscopy can be done..
As of now suck tart candies and chew sugarfree chewing gums as it can lead to flushing off the stones with flow of saliva.

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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What Causes Sudden Swelling In The Face?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. So sorry to hear about your problem and will try my level best to resolve it.. As per your complain it seems that sudden swelling of face while eating can be due to blockage in the duct of salivary gland that can occur due to either blockage of duct opening with a foreign body while can also be due to stone formation in the duct of the salivary gland knows as salivary stones or Sialoliths.. It causes accumulation of saliva into the gland and as the saliva secretion increases during meals therefore there is sudden swelling while eating.. I would suggest you to consult an Oral Physician or an Oral Surgeon and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations like cross sectional x-ray of salivary gland can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly.. In case if stone is superficial then it can be removed manually but in case of deep stones surgical removal under Sialoscopy can be done.. As of now suck tart candies and chew sugarfree chewing gums as it can lead to flushing off the stones with flow of saliva. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.