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Suggest Treatment For Pain Inside Cheek

Hello Doctor,
My name is Srikanth. I am a 23 year old boy who is a native of India currently living in UK
I have been having pain in the inside of the right side cheek for the past five days. There is no pain either in the teeth or gums. It seems like inflammation. But If I touch in that area with my area, I cannot feel any inflammed part or I cannot see any inflammation if I look through the mirror. One doctor here checked whether it is mouth ulser and she said it was not. however she was not able to suggest a cure.

This thing is painful all through the day and especially painful when I eat and extremely painful when I yawn. I used to get this condition sometimes when I was a child. My mom used to tell me that it is because of the body getting heated up and used to give me some food that she said would cool the body. But I don't remember what she used to give. I am from India (hot climate) and so used to get this condition often. but it has never stayed more than two days. Now I am in UK

I don't have any other medical condition presently and I am not taking any medicine regularly.

Hope I gave enough information to help you diagnose what the cause may be.

I am extremely thankful for this service. I just found this website accidentally and I like it very much

Regards,
Srikanth
Wed, 2 Sep 2015
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concern...

As per your complain if there is no apparent inflammation or ulceration on the inner cheek where you have pain and the pain aggravates on eating and yawning it seems most probably a NEUROPATHIC PAIN due to nerve inflammation and irritation..
You need not to worry and apply a numbing gel over the painful area containing Lignocaine..
You can take Ibuprofen for reducing inflammation and pain..
Gradually as the irritation will reduce pain will subside..
In case if there is no improvement consult a Neurophysician who can do a thorough clinical evaluation and if required he can advise you to take anticonvulsant painkillers like Gabapantin as it helps in relieving nerve induced pain..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..
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Suggest Treatment For Pain Inside Cheek

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concern... As per your complain if there is no apparent inflammation or ulceration on the inner cheek where you have pain and the pain aggravates on eating and yawning it seems most probably a NEUROPATHIC PAIN due to nerve inflammation and irritation.. You need not to worry and apply a numbing gel over the painful area containing Lignocaine.. You can take Ibuprofen for reducing inflammation and pain.. Gradually as the irritation will reduce pain will subside.. In case if there is no improvement consult a Neurophysician who can do a thorough clinical evaluation and if required he can advise you to take anticonvulsant painkillers like Gabapantin as it helps in relieving nerve induced pain.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..