What do you do if you have lots of ear and jaw pain after a tonsillectomy?

Tmj: Pain around th ear and the jaw following tonsillectomy is probably a result of keeping the mouth wide open for a long time during the surgery which puts lots of strain on the temptomsndibular joint (TMJ) and the muscles that are involved with this joint. Talk to your dentist there are exercises that you can do to ease the pain there are also muscle relaxing and pain med. You can take.

Antiinflammatory: If your doctor says everything is fine and you are still having lots of pain, take your antiinflammatories like Ibuprofen and advil (ibuprofen) every 6 to 8 hours for 24 hours to help minimize the inflammation then take as needed. Hot compress on the areas around TMJ helps a lot as well. Good luck.

Medication.: Tonsillectomy very painful in adults. You should be prescribed strong narcotic pain medication. If your pain persists more than a week, I'd have someone look at your TMJ. Any dentist can be a TMJ expert with the proper training and experience. Most commonly, oral surgeons, prosthodontists, and orofacial pain specialists. Ask your MD, your dentist and your dental society for referrals.

Post-surgical pain: First return to y9ur surgeon to make sure that your surgical sites are healing properly. If they are, then see your Dentist to evaluate your jaw joints.