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Question:
I been having a lot of pain and I'm taking Tynelol 3. It takes the
pain away for about a hour and it comes backs worse. I was at the emergency
room today and they gave me an antibotic IV and took blood and they wanted
to admit me and have me checked at my an ear, nose, and throat doctor. I
refused to stay because I hate hospitals and I know I have a lump on my tooth and my swelling was really bad.
My face looked like the size of a tennis ball from under my eye to my chin. Well anyway the swelling went down alot but I still have pain and I cannot sleep nor eat because I can hardly open my mouth.
My friend told me to burn a needle and poke at the lump in my mouth to get at the pus and the pain and swelling will go away. Is this ok to do or could it make it worse since there will be a bunch of pinholes in it? Also the abscess is about the size of a dime and is going over my tooth and has also knocked my tooth out of whack. Please help me ...Visitor from PA
Answer:
I didn't read anything in your message about going to a dentist. Why on
earth are you going to the ER and spending hundreds of dollars on
unnecessary tests when it sounds like all you need is a $75 extraction, or
possibly a root canal?
You can poke all you want, but you need dental treatment immediately, before the infection spreads and causes life threatening problems.
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