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What Causes Swollen Lymph Nodes In Neck And Under The Jaw?
I travelled to New York 5 days ago and the day after arrival the right side of my neck felt very swollen, I could feel it pulsating. I noticed that my lymph node under my jaw was swollen, but only on the right side. Besides the irritating feeling there was no pain related. This morning while at church I began having extreme shooting pains just above my right collar bone and the slightest movement caused it to pop. I have not done anything recently to injure it that I can remember. I have a history of shoulder injuries including fracturing my scapula in multiple places as well as many other injuries (bull riding injuries) throughout the shoulder area. I am used to having a constand ache and pain throughout the shoulder, but never sharp and radiating pains from the collar bone area. I'm just wondering if the swollen neck lymph node and the collar bone pain are related in some way?
Thu, 23 Nov 2017
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It is unlikely that you have any problem of collar bone
I might be wrong as I am assuming this without clinical examination based on your symptoms
However in neck there are not a single lymph node
classically lymph nodes in face and neck are divided into 7 region with 3,4,5 lying in neck
these lymph nodes are connected to each other also via ducts
You have already swollen one lymph node which can happen with any urti, sinusitis or any other related infection
And these infection could have spread to other nodes leading to infection and inflammation
Resulting in pain and sweelling in neck near clavicle
Do Luke warm water gargle if suffering from urti
Also drink lot of fluids.
And please do visit your physician so that he can clinically examine you and confirm diagnosis
And can prescribe appropriate antibiotics if required
thanks for question
It is unlikely that you have any problem of collar bone
I might be wrong as I am assuming this without clinical examination based on your symptoms
However in neck there are not a single lymph node
classically lymph nodes in face and neck are divided into 7 region with 3,4,5 lying in neck
these lymph nodes are connected to each other also via ducts
You have already swollen one lymph node which can happen with any urti, sinusitis or any other related infection
And these infection could have spread to other nodes leading to infection and inflammation
Resulting in pain and sweelling in neck near clavicle
Do Luke warm water gargle if suffering from urti
Also drink lot of fluids.
And please do visit your physician so that he can clinically examine you and confirm diagnosis
And can prescribe appropriate antibiotics if required
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