- Dental abscess
A dental abscess, a severe tooth infection, can cause throbbing pain, swelling, redness, fever, and more.
- Trigeminal neuralgia (facial nerve pain)
Trigeminal neuralgia is a nerve problem that causes stabbing jolts of pain in the face.
- Bells palsy
Bell's palsy causes muscle weakness or paralysis in some facial muscles on one side of the face.
- Stroke
A stroke occurs when blood and oxygen to the brain are cut off, and causes numbness, confusion, and more.
- Transient ischemic attack (mini-stroke)
Transient ischemic attacks cause headache, numbness, tingling, or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, and more.
- Acute sinusitis
Acute sinusitis, an inflammation of the sinuses, causes sinus pain and tenderness, facial redness and more.
- Toothache
A toothache is any pain or soreness in or around a tooth.
- Nasal congestion
Nasal congestion is a stuffy nose, and can be accompanied by blocked ears, sore throat, and more.
- Chronic sinusitis
Chronic sinusitis, or sinus infections, cause a stuffy or runny nose, tooth pain, fever, sore throat and more.
- Lyme disease
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread through tick bites; symptoms include rash, fever chills, and more.
- Mumps
Mumps is a contagious viral disease that causes painful swelling of the glands that produce saliva.
- Osteomyelitis (bone infection)
Osteomyelitis is an infection of a bone that causes pain, swelling, and redness.
- Broken (fractured) facial bone
A broken facial bone can occur during a serious injury to the face, and can cause bruising, swelling and pain.
- Broken (fractured) eye socket
A broken bone in the eye socket may cause it to look sunken, and causes pain, bruising and swelling.
- Salivary duct obstruction (sialolithiasis)
Salivary duct obstruction can lead to swelling and pain, often under the tongue or jaw.
- Shingles (herpes zoster)
Shingles is a painful, blistering, skin rash typically found on the back and sides of the chest.
