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Throat/ear/under jaw pain, worry or not?

For the past month or so, I have been having throat pain off and on. Doesn't hurt when I swallow, but there is an ache under my jaw, usually off to the right side. It kind of feels like that painful lump you get when you're trying not to cry, only much closer to my right jawbone. Lymph node maybe? I have no idea how to tell.

I don't have good insurance, of course, just individual catastrophic so I'm on the hook for everything until I hit $5k, and I don't even really have an extra $50 floating around. Is this something I need to get checked out anyway and just deal with the financial fallout, or is there anything I can do to take care of it by myself?

BeLikeWater asked in Aches, Pains & Illness about 1 year ago | Report

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    As a rule, if it worries you it's probably worth checking if only to stop the worrying... and stop the worrying from making the problem worse. Focusing on it invariably makes it worse.

    That said, I get that kind of pain in that exact spot regularly. I have no idea what it is but I always think it is a swollen lymph node. It always goes away after 3-10 days. I get it even though I have no signs of a cold or infection.

    A month is a long time to have it be there consistently if you have no other cold or flu type symptoms. Is it swollen in that spot? Do you have any connective tissue disease that you know of? Like Rheumatoid Arthritis or do you get any swelling or pain in your joints ever? No other symptoms other than that?

    infernactual answered in Aches, Pains & Illness about 1 year ago | Report
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