Dr. Florilyn Joyce Chulsi Bentrez
Neurology
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Hi doctor,
Every time I swallow food, it brushes against the left side of my neck, and I get burning dull pain on the back of the left side of my head. My neck and my trapeze, especially on my left side, are sore. The pain is on and off for the whole day. I had a bump on the side of my neck. My doctor said that it is a muscle that is tight and knotted. And sometimes, it is tender to touch. I had migraines.
Kindly help me to know what it is.
Thanks.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
Thank you for the query.
If you have unilateral pain triggered by swallowing, you might have glossopharyngeal neuralgia. Since you have a bump on the neck, I suggest doing a cranial MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and neck ultrasound. It is advisable to consult a surgeon or an E.N.T as you have a lump on the side of the neck. This lump might be compressing your glossopharyngeal nerve causing pain while swallowing.
I suggest you take tablet Carbamazepine 200 mg twice daily and keep a watch for dizziness and fainting.
Thanks.
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