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Originally Posted by Hitch
Oh, Rumple...that's terrible. I hope your dentist can find the problem. (I, too, grind my teeth or clamp at night. When I'm having a particularly stressful time, I can wake up with an aching jaw!).
Could the ear irritation be an infection, from a tooth? Both your jaw and tooth are problematic on the left side. I've had sinus infections that made my teeth hurt, as if they were abscessed. That's fun (not). Any chance that's it? All tied in together?
Hitch
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Originally Posted by 4691mls
I once had a sinus infection that made my upper jaw area hurt.
Hopefully the dentist will be able to tell if the problem is coming from the teeth/clenching.
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It was an infected root. Due to an untreated cavity, so entirely my fault (I hadn't been to the dentist in a while, my mild dentist phobia acting up). The dentist cleaned it all out and put in a temporary filling, on the 28th I got an appointment with a specialist who will finish the root canal. I will have to be careful with what I eat with the temporary filling, not necessarily a bad thing.
It seems the tooth ache is gone, both jaws and my neck are sore, but that is because I tense up in the dentist's chair. The areas where the anesthetic was inject is also sore. I've got a bit of a headache due to the sore neck and my reaction to the anesthetic (I always call it an anesthetic hangover). I always react more severely than most people to anesthetics, but I'd rather have that than no anesthetic or one that doesn't work. And I'm glad this dentist's office is always very liberal with anesthetics, unlike my first dentist (the cause of my phobia).
I'm going to take it easy tonight. I put on my favourite pajamas, taken a painkiller, made my favourite tea, have some Ben & Jerry's and I'm going to curl up and watch The Great British Bake Off