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Fluterby, Trinity Royal, Susie Star...others ... "dental stuff!" help + UPDATE
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<blockquote data-quote="flutterby" data-source="post: 562832" data-attributes="member: 7083"><p>Nomad, the large salivary glands in front of your ears are called the parotid glands. They can become inflamed and swollen and look like mumps. Mine have never gotten that large, but they have become swollen and it is painful. Fever is common with it. (I also have a perpetually swollen gland inside my cheek - has been that way for years.)</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.parkhurstexchange.com/clinical-reviews/dec08-p67" target="_blank">http://www.parkhurstexchange.com/clinical-reviews/dec08-p67</a></p><p></p><p>Honestly, if your ENTs don't know about them or are dismissive, you need to find a new doctor. I'd find a new doctor just because of their attitude. I have no visible or palpable salivary glands on the inside of my lips (you can normally feel the bumps if you run your tongue along your inner lip, or see them if you pull your lip down and look in the mirror), and my ENT was planning on doing a biopsy of the parotid gland. It's trickier because your main facial nerve runs through that area (another reason it becomes so painful). However, I had one little salivary gland pop up the day of the procedure and they biopsied that. (For the record, the results were negative, but I'm not convinced - they are supposed to take more than one gland for biopsy. Plus, I have things I have tested positive for and either have no symptoms or my symptoms are the exact opposite of what they should be. I'm a major medical skeptic.)</p><p></p><p>And be prepared for a lot of dental issues. There are products you can use to help, but there is only so much you can do. Nothing can replace the dental benefits of your own saliva. Biotene makes a lot of products for dry mouth, but mostly they just make you feel better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterby, post: 562832, member: 7083"] Nomad, the large salivary glands in front of your ears are called the parotid glands. They can become inflamed and swollen and look like mumps. Mine have never gotten that large, but they have become swollen and it is painful. Fever is common with it. (I also have a perpetually swollen gland inside my cheek - has been that way for years.) [URL]http://www.parkhurstexchange.com/clinical-reviews/dec08-p67[/URL] Honestly, if your ENTs don't know about them or are dismissive, you need to find a new doctor. I'd find a new doctor just because of their attitude. I have no visible or palpable salivary glands on the inside of my lips (you can normally feel the bumps if you run your tongue along your inner lip, or see them if you pull your lip down and look in the mirror), and my ENT was planning on doing a biopsy of the parotid gland. It's trickier because your main facial nerve runs through that area (another reason it becomes so painful). However, I had one little salivary gland pop up the day of the procedure and they biopsied that. (For the record, the results were negative, but I'm not convinced - they are supposed to take more than one gland for biopsy. Plus, I have things I have tested positive for and either have no symptoms or my symptoms are the exact opposite of what they should be. I'm a major medical skeptic.) And be prepared for a lot of dental issues. There are products you can use to help, but there is only so much you can do. Nothing can replace the dental benefits of your own saliva. Biotene makes a lot of products for dry mouth, but mostly they just make you feel better. [/QUOTE]
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