A woman who was struggling with ear pain discovered that the source was a tick — and its babies — that had set up home right ...

People may have salivary ... ear. The incision follows the back of the jaw and reaches halfway down the neck. This allows surgeons access to important nerves and structures. The submandibular ...

When you have parotitis, your parotid glands swell and may be accompanied by other symptoms such as pain, loss of appetite, ...

A rare case of ectopic salivary gland choristoma in the middle ear is described in a 14-year-old girl whose only symptom was a 55 dB conductive hearing loss. The left middle ear mass appeared ...

Salivary gland obstruction results in pain and swelling in the cheek or under the jawline while eating, and foul-tasting drainage into the mouth. Such obstruction can also progress to severe infection ...

Initially, not all salivary glands were thought to be impaired while ... Obstructive symptomatology with swelling and pain will then develop from salivary retention, most marked during periods ...

Multiple sclerosis affects the central nervous system and other bodily systems, including the salivary glands, leading to dry mouth and related oral health issues. Multiple sclerosis (MS ...

Knowing about Mumps:Mumps is a very contagious viral illness that presents with a fever and swollen salivary glands in the mouth and ear. It is caused ... due to discomfort Pain in the ears ...

The most common side effects of radiation to the salivary glands include changes in your skin that look like a sunburn, hoarseness, changes in taste, dryness, weakening of the teeth, and pain, sores, ...

Radiation therapy, a common treatment for some oral cancers, can leave a patient’s salivary glands so damaged that even talking is difficult. Meanwhile, diseases such as Sjogren’s, which eradicates ...

MSK’s salivary gland tumor experts, including surgeon Bhuvanesh Singh (center), are among the most experienced in the nation. For many people with salivary gland tumors, surgery performed by an expert ...