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peace914 posted:
I attended a concert that left my ears ringing for 3 days. On the last
day around noon I noticed that my face was swelling around the top of the jaw bone on the left side. It got pretty big and felt tight. I thought I had noticed a sort of crackling in the ear on that side but didn't really pay attention to it until I thought about it. The area felt warm to the touch. Was not painful. As quickly as it swelled up it went down. I also noticed that the ring has seemed to stop. Is this something I have to worry about?
1 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:ear ringing/swollen lymph nodeI attended a concert that left my ears ringing for 3 days. On the last <br />day around noon I noticed that my face was swelling around the top of the jaw bone on the left side. It got pretty big and felt tight. I thought I had noticed a sort of crackling in the ear on that side but didn't really pay attention to it until I thought about it. The area felt warm to the touch. Was not painful. As quickly as it swelled up it went down. I also noticed that the ring has seemed to stop. Is this something I have to worry about?
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Rod Moser, PA, PhD responded:
That's a difficult question to answer, especially since you now seem to be better and back to normal again. Correct?

Let this be a lesson about acoustic trauma. You got off easy this time, but some concerts can cause permanent tinnitus and hearing loss.

I can only guess about the swelling, since I can't examine you, but it may have been inflammation in the TMJ area. It could also be related to a lymph node or even your molars. People will worry about the things that concern them, so I really have no right to tell them which of those things are valid. That is really up to you.

In medicine, Gone Is Good, so if you are better, it is less concerning.
Report This| Share this:ear ringing/swollen lymph nodeThat's a difficult question to answer, especially since you now seem to be better and back to normal again. Correct?<br /><br />Let this be a lesson about acoustic trauma. You got off easy this time, but some concerts can cause permanent tinnitus and hearing loss.<br /> <br />I can only guess about the swelling, since I can't examine you, but it may have been inflammation in the TMJ area. It could also be related to a lymph node or even your molars. People will worry about the things that concern them, so I really have no right to tell them which of those things are valid. That is really up to you.<br /> <br />In medicine, Gone Is Good, so if you are better, it is less concerning.
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