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Everytime i eat i get a knot under my right ear on my jaw bone, and it sometimes causes pain?

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Needs to see doctor: May have recurrency of the temporomandibular joint (tmg) subluxation, related to capsular joint weakness among other reasons. May need to have imaging and surgical treatment

Answered 2/5/2013

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A member asked:

Everytime i eat i get a knot under my right ear on my jaw bone, and it sometimes causes pain?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Zuheir Said answered

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