Question 1

what is causing my jaw to hurt and my lymph node to swell?

Accepted Answer

Dental infection: A tooth abscess or dental infection may be the cause of jaw pain and lymph node swelling. The first person to help with a differential diagnosis is a dentist. They are trained to localize tooth borne or jaw related infections. If no answer there, an md consult or ENT consult would be appropriate.

Question 2

i have a swollen lymph node under right jaw line that gets hard when i smoke cigs and soft when i stop it swells and hurts what could cause this. ?

Accepted Answer

Salivary gland stone: I suspect you may be dealing with sialolithiasis: a stone in the submandibular salivary gland or duct. Pain and swelling often increases with eating, although I'm not aware of any association with smoking. Will often respond to conservative Rx. SEE &gt; http://bit.ly/1RH2Sx7
See your physician.

Question 3

all say its tonsil stone/food particles traping from yellowish exudate in my tonsil.so why my right jaw lymph node is swell when i go this condition?

Accepted Answer

Infection: Although the food particles may be present and cause a bad odor, do not forget that you may also have inflammation in the tonsillar tissue because there are bacteria adjacent to the food particles.  The jaw lymph node is swollen most likely because you have inflammation in the tonsil and the lymph node is the first immune tissue preventing the infection from spreading further.  Consider removal.

Question 4

i had vocal cord surgery about two weeks ago to remove a polyp and about three days ago i had a lymph node swell under my left jaw.is this normal?

Accepted Answer

: A lymph node in that location processes serum from the nearby throat/gums and skin structures. I  would not assume it has anything to do with a procedure over 10 days previous to the noted change.

Question 5

all say it could be tonsil stone/ food particles traping in tonsil so yellowish exudate comes from it.i wana know so why my right jaw lymph node swell?

Accepted Answer

Tonsil stones: These are common and if they bother you, you shouldn't have to tolerate it. If you're resourceful, you can remove these yourself with a mirror, penlight, and half-unbent paper clip, or your physician can remove them easily. An ENT can perhaps laser-resurface your tonsils -- ask. Almost every young adult has at least one palpable lymph node in the head-and-neck region, often along the jawline.

Question 6

i had a tooth abscess that caused the lymph nodes along my jaw to swell on one side. if someone accidentally hit that lymph node, would it swell more? i was accidentally hit right in my jaw by my younger brother and now have lots of swelling and pain

Accepted Answer

Call the dentist who: Call the dentist who is treating you for advice and an evaluation. If you didn't see one, see one right away! We can't diagnose, evaluate or treat you over the internet.

Question 7

can neck lymph node swell together and seem like they are joint together below ear jaw line?

Accepted Answer

: Yes they can. Pl get checked by a doc soon.

Question 8

had severe cough and cold then lymph node swelled under jaw and ear right side very painful. 24hrs later large numb pimples appeared. m worried now cos everyone who looks at my swelled face tells me its probably cancer.

Accepted Answer

Need to examine: What you described is unlikely to be cancer, however, It is not feasible to provide a meaningful opinion without examining you and your symptoms warrant evaluation by a physician. 
Wish you good health!

Question 9

can a tick bite on the back of the head cause a nearby lymph node to swell up and become bone hard?

Accepted Answer

Yes,it possibly: could. I would wait and see if it softens over time. IIf it does not,see a Dr.

Question 10

is it possible that lymph node in jaw expands and shrinks?

Accepted Answer

Possible: Lymphatic system absorbs/carries things too big to go into the arteries/veins like bacteria eaten by white cells and digested food. Lymph nodes "taste" the lymph for anything bad  like bacteria/viruses/cancers, etc. When it detects a problem, it alerts the immune system and your body reacts.  They enlarge in response to the inflammation they create when they react.  They shrink when all is well.

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What is causing my jaw to hurt and my lymph node to swell?

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I have a swollen lymph node under right jaw line that gets hard when i smoke cigs and soft when i stop it swells and hurts what could cause this. ?

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All say its tonsil stone/food particles traping from yellowish exudate in my tonsil.so why my right jaw lymph node is swell when i go this condition?

A member asked:

I had vocal cord surgery about two weeks ago to remove a polyp and about three days ago i had a lymph node swell under my left jaw.is this normal?

A member asked:

All say it could be tonsil stone/ food particles traping in tonsil so yellowish exudate comes from it.i wana know so why my right jaw lymph node swell?

A member asked:

I had a tooth abscess that caused the lymph nodes along my jaw to swell on one side. if someone accidentally hit that lymph node, would it swell more? i was accidentally hit right in my jaw by my younger brother and now have lots of swelling and pain

A member asked:

Can neck lymph node swell together and seem like they are joint together below ear jaw line?

A member asked:

Had severe cough and cold then lymph node swelled under jaw and ear right side very painful. 24hrs later large numb pimples appeared. m worried now cos everyone who looks at my swelled face tells me its probably cancer.

A member asked:

Can a tick bite on the back of the head cause a nearby lymph node to swell up and become bone hard?

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Is it possible that lymph node in jaw expands and shrinks?

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