My cheeks feel swollen, what's going on?

The cheeks are usually called the mandibular joints. The mandibular joints are a very important part of the human face. The cheeks have a certain stability and multi-directional mobility. They play a very important role in the human body. If the cheeks are swollen, it will seriously affect daily life. There are generally many causes of swollen cheeks. If the swelling persists for a long time, seek medical attention in time.

Why do my cheeks feel swollen?

Swollen cheeks may be caused by acute mumps. Mumps is very common among adolescents, but it can also occur in adults. Mumps is a contagious disease. How is mumps spread?

1. Airborne transmission. The virus that causes mumps can be transmitted through the air. Therefore, if you come into contact with a mumps patient, you must be careful to keep a certain distance. It is best to wear a mask, which can better prevent mumps.

2. Transmitted through saliva. Once you have mumps, the virus will still be present in your saliva a few days before your cheeks swell and after treatment. Therefore, don't think that you don't need to use separate tableware just because you are cured. Once tableware is shared, the virus can still be spread.

3. Spread of bacterial infection. If there is a wound on the human body and the wound is close to the parotid gland, once it comes into contact with a mumps patient, mumps may occur due to bacterial infection.

Home treatment and nursing care for mumps

1. Isolation: Once a child is found to have mumps, the first thing to do is to separate him from healthy people and ventilate the room regularly to keep the air flowing. Do not go to kindergarten or school during the onset of the disease until the swelling of the parotid gland subsides to avoid infecting other children. Sick children should rest in bed and avoid overwork.

2. Diet: Be careful not to feed your child irritating food. Give the sick child liquid and semi-liquid food that is easy to chew and digest to reduce the child's swallowing difficulties. Drink more water to help excrete toxins from the body.

3. Disinfection: After a child has mumps, all of his or her eating utensils should be separated from those of other people and boiled and disinfected regularly. The sick child's clothes, bedding and other items can be taken outdoors to dry in the sun during the illness. Washbasins, towels, handkerchiefs and other items need to be scalded with boiling water 1-2 times a day.

4. Lower body temperature: Measure your child’s temperature regularly and take cooling measures if necessary. Encourage sick children to drink plenty of water to help sweat evaporate and dissipate heat. When the fever is high, you can use cold compresses on the head, warm water or alcohol baths to physically cool down, or take appropriate amounts of antipyretics. In the early stages of fever, ribavirin, interferon or isatis root can be given for antiviral treatment.