Jaw and neck hurt when swallowing

This happens to people in life: when they have a cold, they find pain in their chin and neck when they swallow food. But sometimes this situation can occur even without a cold, which may be caused by inflammation of the lymph nodes. Because the lymph nodes in the neck are densely packed, when there is an infection or inflammation, it will cause the lymph nodes to swell and affect people's eating. What are the reasons for jaw and neck pain when swallowing?

Lymph node enlargement. Enlargement of lymph nodes in one area is called localized lymph node enlargement. It is more common in nonspecific lymphadenitis, lymph node tuberculosis and metastasis of malignant tumors. The primary lesion should be found according to the lymphatic drainage area. If lymph nodes are swollen in more than two areas, it should be considered as systemic lymphadenopathy, which is more common in acute and chronic lymphadenitis, infectious mononucleosis, leukemia, lymphoma, leptospirosis, scrub typhus, brucellosis, serum sickness, connective tissue disease, etc.

1. Western medicine

Western medicine can first use broad-spectrum antibiotics such as penicillin and streptomycin. For those who are allergic to penicillin and streptomycin, erythromycin or metronidazole can be used. Western medicine has a shorter treatment cycle, quick results, and can relieve symptoms, but it cannot completely cure the disease from the root.

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine

Swollen lymph nodes should be treated promptly, and Chinese medicine Yizhongtang ointment must be applied externally, which can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, relax muscles and tendons, and relieve inflammation and pain, thereby achieving the purpose of treating both the symptoms and the root cause. During the treatment period, pay attention to rest and avoid spicy food.

3. Folk remedies

Take an appropriate amount of fresh chrysanthemum leaves, add a little brown sugar, mash them, apply to the affected area, change them twice a day. Grind 50 grams of Garcinia into powder, put it in a bottle, add 300 ml of 75% alcohol, cover tightly, shake it, and apply the liquid to the affected area with a cotton ball 3 to 4 times. This is used when there is no suppuration.

4. Food therapy

Purslane, chrysanthemum and mung bean porridge. Soak the mung beans for half a day, wash and chop the purslane, and dry and grind the chrysanthemum into powder. After the mung beans are half cooked, add purslane and japonica rice, simmer until it becomes porridge, add chrysanthemum powder and cook for a while. Take it twice a day. This method has the medicinal effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying and removing dampness, and can be used to treat acute lymphangitis, in which one or several thread-like red lines appear on the wound of the lower limbs, which are hard and tender.