Jaw, Neck and Ear Pain?

[Mary Shomon]

Hi all...

Last year, I had this excruciating pain in the lower left side of my
neck. I was pretty sure it was my thyroid, but Doc felt the neck,
palpated the thyroid, and said it was probably a blocked Eustachian
tube, from sinus or allergy drainge type thing, but not thyroid. I had
it a few more times, and always suspected my thyroid (I have Hashimotos)
bec. it also came along with the tiredness/malaise and such, but she
said not likely.

Now, I'm waking up with this terrible pain in my left jaw, (same side as
before) that makes chewing VERY sore. There's a bit of a sore throat on
the left side as well, along with slightly tender neck.

Anyone have any ideas whether this could be thyroid? Perhaps a goiter
in development? (I'm 19 weeks pregnant, TSH is good -- 2 -- but I
understand pregnancy can create/accelerate goiters if you have thyroid
disease/Hashimotos.) I thought perhaps it might be temperomandibular
joint (TMJ) pain, but it doesn't sound consistent with what I've read
about TMJ.

Would appreciate any ideas...thanks!

Mary

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[Simone]

I've suffered with these types of pain for two years on and off. I think it is
linked with hashi's (which I also have).
The only reference I can find is in
Solved : the riddle of illness - a small paragragh on hashi's.

Simone