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[the_rck]

This is frustrating-- The muscles around the right hinge of my jaw going all the way back to my ear are spasming. I've tried massaging them, but it doesn't help. I can open my mouth but chewing is difficult. It's making my ear ache. I'm trying to decide if this originates actually in my ear or if it's purely external to that. If it's just muscles, a relaxant might help. I do have some alcohol in the house. I just hate to drink any if I'm not sure it will help. If it's my ear, I might try sudafed. I'm just not sure.

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[silverr]

Is it like leg/back spasm spasms? -- because if so, perhaps a warm/hot washcloth might help?

(I suggest it because the heating pad always seems to help my back spasms.)

[the_rck]

I have a small rice pack, so I heated that up in the microwave. The heat released the knot so that the swelling has gone down, but that area is still painful to touch, so I'm not sure that whatever's going on is over.

I'll apply heat again before bedtime (we're going to be out and about for a while, so I won't be able to in the interim).