My left cheek is swollen, what's going on?

There are two very hard things on the human face, generally called cheeks. Swelling of the cheeks will affect a person's speech, eating, etc., and will have a great impact on a person's daily life. Generally, there are many reasons for swelling of the left cheek. If you want to improve this situation, you must keep a good mood at ordinary times, and eat a light diet, eat less spicy and irritating food, and seek medical attention when necessary.

My left cheek is swollen, what's going on?

My left cheek suddenly became swollen. This may be due to mumps, pulpitis, and lymph node inflammation.

What are the folk remedies for treating mumps?

1. Wash the mung beans, put them into a casserole, add about three bowls of water and boil. When the mung beans are cooked, add three cabbage hearts and cook for 20 minutes, then turn off the heat. When it reaches a suitable temperature, take the juice and drink it twice a day. It usually takes about four days to cure.

2. Chop and mash 30 grams of fresh evergreen root, then apply it to the affected area, changing the dressing once in the morning and evening; or take a potato and grind it with vinegar into juice, then apply it to the affected area, and apply it again after it dries. This uninterrupted cycle can effectively treat mumps.

3. Take some black carp gallbladder, heat and dry it, then grind the gallbladder into powder, sieve it and take out the very fine powder. Use a tube to blow the powder into the patient's throat. It is helpful for reducing inflammation and swelling, and is very effective in treating acute mumps.

4. Take 2 cabbage root knots, decoct one in water for oral administration, and mash the other for external application. Use once a day. It is beneficial for clearing heat and removing blood stasis, and is suitable for treating mumps in children.

What is mumps

The parotid glands are located near the earlobes on both sides of the cheeks. Mumps refers to an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by bacteria or viruses invading the parotid glands. The main symptom is swollen and painful parotid glands. The main groups of people who are affected are children and adolescents, but of course adults can also be affected. Severe cases can induce symptoms such as meningoencephalitis, mastitis, and oophoritis. Generally, people will have lasting immunity after having mumps once.

Mumps caused by bacteria will cause fever, redness, swelling and pain in the parotid gland. When the lesion enters the suppurative stage, pus can be seen flowing out of the duct when the parotid gland is squeezed. The most common type of mumps caused by viruses is epidemic mumps, which is a respiratory infectious disease caused by viral infection of the parotid glands. The parotid glands will have non-suppurative swelling, which can invade various glandular tissues or the nervous system and almost all other organs in the body, thereby inducing complications such as meningoencephalitis, pancreatitis, etc. After recovery from the disease, the patient will have lasting immunity.