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Jaw Hinge Painfully Swollen, Swelling On Ear Canal, Impaired Ear After A Blow On The Face. Will This Subside?
The left side of my face was recently punched, not severely hard there s no visible bruising but my teeth were rattled a bit and my jaw hinge (temperomandibluar?) is painfully swollen, and my ear is affected. It wasn t really so bad the first two days, but after waking this morning my ear canal is more swollen and hearing is a little impaired. Will this swelling subside if I wait it out, or should I be further concerned? Thank you.
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Fri, 28 Sep 2012
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THIS IS ACUTE SINUSITIS WHICH EFFECTED EAR AND TM JOINT AND EAR THIS CAN BE TRAUMATIC SINUSITIS OR INFECTIVE
PRESCRIPTION
TAB METROGYL 200 MGM BD
TAB MONTAIR FX BD
TAB FLUNARAZIN 5 MGM HS
NO EAR DROPS
APPLY NEOSPORIN H EYE OINTMENT INSIDE NOSE TWICE
AND EARS ALSO
PUT 2 DROPS OF SEA WATER IN BOTH NOSTRILS AT NIGHT
TAKE DICLOFENIC SOS
2 WEEK COURSE AND YOU ARE OKAY
PRESCRIPTION
TAB METROGYL 200 MGM BD
TAB MONTAIR FX BD
TAB FLUNARAZIN 5 MGM HS
NO EAR DROPS
APPLY NEOSPORIN H EYE OINTMENT INSIDE NOSE TWICE
AND EARS ALSO
PUT 2 DROPS OF SEA WATER IN BOTH NOSTRILS AT NIGHT
TAKE DICLOFENIC SOS
2 WEEK COURSE AND YOU ARE OKAY
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