Hi Im a 31 yr old woman who has been having spasms on the right side of my face from my temple to my jaw for over a month now. It wakes me up at night and causes my face to hurt. I have been seen in the er and seen by a reg doctor with no answers. I don t know what to do. Im tired of hurting and not sleeping. I haven t been drinking soda and haven t been stressed other than the pain so I know that s not reasons for this.
Hello, I can understand your concern. It is possible that your muscle in the area of cheek to jaw over the right side of the face is having problems with stimulation and relaxation. It is also called Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syn Chat Doctor. You can take muscle relaxant medicine such as Paracetamol 500 mg + Diclofenac Sodium 50 mg + Chlorzoxazone 250 mg (Dan-MR) twice a day for 5 days. In addition to the medicine, you can apply Dialogic Sodium gel (Voting) locally over the area. In addition, you should make an appointment with the dentist to look for any decayed tooth in the oral cavity as an infected or impacted tooth over the side of pain can cause such pain. If such infection is present, treatment of that tooth with root canal treatment or extraction depending on the extent of decay can relieve the pain. I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing Chat Doctor. I wish you feel better soon. Best,