Medical question.... jaw / cold

[Fishbone†]

I have a cold.... it's not so bad today... in fact, it wasn't so bad yesterday either. It's moderate to uncomfortable.... last night I was pretty miserable, but not to the "I want to die" point. Anyway, I had a sore throat, but that's pretty much gone, and my tonsils were bothering me, but that's gone away as well. Now it's just my sinuses, and I'm a little congested.

So why am I telling you all this? My jaw has started locking.... I had a hard time eating lunch. I couldn't open it all the way, and it was painful to chew. The ear on that same side was plugged..... now my jaw still hurts, but my ear only plugs every once in a while. My mom thinks I should go in.... I think it's just a part of the cold.

Two questions: Has anyone experienced this and know whether it's just a symptom of the cold, or a symptom of something more? And does anyone have a good home remedy or relief of the jaw pain??

I hate going in for trivial things that I can fix myself.

 

[Micca]

I can't tell you what to do, but I have had that feeling in my jaw.
When I had it it was a clogged sinuses issue. Good luck!

 

[doxdogy]

Another one that gets jaw pain from sinus problems, sometimes my teeth even hurt. When it gets that bad, I usually take a hot bath and but warm compresses on my face. That seems to give me some short term relief.

 

[gshoemate]

I have jaw pain all the time but right now I have a cold and the pain has increased. Also have teeth pain, I think it's just the congestion.