Soma
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- Jan 7, 2012
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For almost a year now I've had off and on discomfort in my upper back teeth/gums/cheek/ear/temple. My instincts tell me it's dental related, but I'm a hypocondriac so I can never trust my instincts when it comes to health issues.
When it's at its worst it feels like a unrelenting gnawing pain chomping on my face and gums up that goes up under my cheek bone. It gives me this primal anger at this point where I want to lash out against it and just rip every single tooth out of my head with a wrench. Like I'm legit a couple days from going to war with my mouth. The pain is not that bad, maybe a 5, 6 on the worst days. It's just when it flares up it's unrelenting. Over the counter pain meds don't really have any effect on it at all. I've seen my dentist 4 times this year for it, 3 x-rays were taken, multiple taps, pokes, bite sticks and stuff was done. He's convinced it's not dental related. I went to a neurologist and he couldn't really find anything. I don't even know what to do next at this point, I'm thinking an Endo is worth a shot?
There is no extra sensativity to hot or cold, no real bite pain, has occasionally felt slightly like biting on a bruise, no blood while flossing or brushing, gums look healthy, no bumps or bubbles. it tends to come in waves where it will bug me every day for 2 or 3 weeks then it goes away for a few weeks. I can't figure out what triggers it. No clue.
My fear is there is some secret abscess somewhere that is slowly leaking to my brain and I'll die before I ever know what's going on. Is this a real possibility? Can an infection hang around for a year and still not show any signs other than annoying discomfort? If so could it kill me before it would show any other signs?
Dealing with it is driving me mad, I'm so over it. I'm so sick of thinking about it and wondering about it and feeling it. I wish I would wish my teeth out of existence, they have been the bane of my life since I can remember and I'll never be free until the last one is out of my life.
Anyways...any advice would be appreciated, at this point I'm lost. Thank you.
When it's at its worst it feels like a unrelenting gnawing pain chomping on my face and gums up that goes up under my cheek bone. It gives me this primal anger at this point where I want to lash out against it and just rip every single tooth out of my head with a wrench. Like I'm legit a couple days from going to war with my mouth. The pain is not that bad, maybe a 5, 6 on the worst days. It's just when it flares up it's unrelenting. Over the counter pain meds don't really have any effect on it at all. I've seen my dentist 4 times this year for it, 3 x-rays were taken, multiple taps, pokes, bite sticks and stuff was done. He's convinced it's not dental related. I went to a neurologist and he couldn't really find anything. I don't even know what to do next at this point, I'm thinking an Endo is worth a shot?
There is no extra sensativity to hot or cold, no real bite pain, has occasionally felt slightly like biting on a bruise, no blood while flossing or brushing, gums look healthy, no bumps or bubbles. it tends to come in waves where it will bug me every day for 2 or 3 weeks then it goes away for a few weeks. I can't figure out what triggers it. No clue.
My fear is there is some secret abscess somewhere that is slowly leaking to my brain and I'll die before I ever know what's going on. Is this a real possibility? Can an infection hang around for a year and still not show any signs other than annoying discomfort? If so could it kill me before it would show any other signs?
Dealing with it is driving me mad, I'm so over it. I'm so sick of thinking about it and wondering about it and feeling it. I wish I would wish my teeth out of existence, they have been the bane of my life since I can remember and I'll never be free until the last one is out of my life.
Anyways...any advice would be appreciated, at this point I'm lost. Thank you.