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Scared1234
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- Jan 27, 2013
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I have an infected tooth, maybe 2 infected teeth. I have an appointment to have them taken out this coming Tuesday. Anyways, ever since February 1st, these teeth have caused ear pain, headaches, itchy ears and throat, swollen weird looking tonsils, and swollen glands in my neck and one on the back of my neck near my hairline. Those symptoms have been present for a month. I'm currently on amoxicillians and have been for 7 days now. The symptoms are still all present. I am terrified because I've been reading that even though the tooth doesn't hurt, the infection can spread to your heart or brain if let go too long. I've let mine go a whole month. I've had no fevers or anything like that. I am so terrified that I let my infection go too long to be fixed by the antibiotics, because so far they haven't helped. During this time when I got my antibiotics I did have an X-ray of one tooth done and the dentist didnt even mention an infection. But what f it didn't show up on it? Please someone.. Anyone help me!!! I've never been so scared! I have a few questions: 1.) is it possible that the infection is too far gone and too bad I be helped with amoxicillian? 2.)since the infection is already affectin my glands and tonsils and ears, could it move to my brain or heart next? 3.) would a severe infection have shown up on that one X-ray? 4) will antibiotics stop the infection at least until I can get it pulled? 5) when I get it out will the infection spread fast to those places? PLEASE HELP ME