Last week, I woke with a headache…not uncommon since I grind and have TMJ…and other than that I felt fine. Sometime that morning, I think I yawned and pulled the muscles in my neck and jaw on my right side. Not thinking too much of it, I waited for the pain to stop. This was last week and it has not subsided. It is sore in my neck to the touch, and the pain radiates into my ear and lower jaw. Neither the jaw or the ear are sore to the touch. My primary care dr. gave me Ceclor for a sinus infection after a few days because it sounded sinus related to her. Has not helped. I went to the ER yesterday because of the pain and they thought I had torn my carotid artery! After an ultrasound of both sides of my neck, everything was normal so that was not the problem. They said I probably just pulled muscles when I yawned and gave me advil and valium for muscle relief. Not working! Still in so much pain. I am seeing my dentist later today to rule out a tooth, and my chiropractor after that to rule out cervical spine issues. I am thinking it just might all be my neck bones because for the past few months, every time I jar myself or one of my sons gets a little rough I feel pinching pain in the right side of my neck. I have a previous injury there from a car accident 10 years ago so maybe it’s out again?
Can anyone offer me any ideas as to what this can be?