My cheeks are sore

Most people will experience sore cheeks after puffing their lips for a long time. If the symptom of sore cheeks often occurs in daily life, you must not take it lightly. Oral problems of the human body are often closely related to our physical condition. In severe cases, it may even lead to loss of appetite and difficulty eating. Today I will tell you that sore cheeks may be caused by the following diseases.

1. Getting angry: Getting angry is a common factor that causes sore and swollen cheeks, especially stomach fire is the most likely to cause sore and swollen cheeks. For example, eating some hot food or drinking too little water, excessive mental stress, etc. can cause stomach fire, which will cause symptoms such as sour cheeks, bad breath, and red tongue.

2. Mumps: The parotid gland is located on both sides of the cheeks near the earlobes. It is the largest salivary gland. When the parotid gland is infected or blocked, symptoms such as swollen cheeks, pain, soreness and fever will appear. The most common type of mumps in clinical practice is viral infection. If the patient is not treated in time, it can also cause viral orchitis.

3. Lymph node inflammation: If the local lymph nodes of the parotid gland are inflamed, it will also cause cheek soreness. The invasion of pathogens in the body is the main factor causing lymph node inflammation. Relatively speaking, children have poor resistance and are therefore the group most susceptible to lymph node inflammation and swelling.

4. Excessive fatigue: If you often eat food that is difficult to chew, or have the habit of grinding your teeth when sleeping, it will also cause excessive fatigue in the cheeks and cause soreness and swelling symptoms. Generally speaking, cheek soreness caused by excessive fatigue can be gradually relieved with proper rest and no special treatment is required.

The above are the causes of cheek soreness introduced to you today. I hope that after reading this, it will help you prevent and treat cheek soreness. Finally, I would like to remind everyone that if the sore cheeks are caused by diseases such as inflammation of the throat, mumps, and lymph nodes, you should use targeted treatment methods under the guidance of a doctor as soon as possible to avoid further impact on your health.