Has anyone that has anxiety ever experience parotid gland swelling or lymph nodes swelling up? Or clogged ears?
John
Clogged ears can be cleaned out by nurse or GP, make an initial appointment with your GP He will give you something to soften the hard wax in your ears, you will be most probably be given a further appointment to have your ears washed out a week or so later.
You need to get any Lymph nodes checked by your GP, sort that out at the same time above, you may beneifit from a double appointment in this case depending on what needs t be discussed. Ask for advice at reception
BOB
Already seen him 3 times .. MRI has been scheduled I’m scared this is linked to cancer
John
This test has been ordered for you, You need to get it done and accept the result. You see your GP as and when needed. Good luck do not worry
BOB
Yes I know thw but has anyone ever went through this? Does anxiety do this things?
clogged ears yesss!!! no matter how much i clean my ears they seemed to be clogged
Is that to anxiety??
Bri
Talk to your GP, They are clearing my ears out at the moment I has Ps Plaques in them, they are giving me Olive Oil to soften up anything in the ear.
Good Luck, tell us how yo get on
BOB
My doctor said nothing is in my ear but they are clogged all the time .. that’s why I’m asking these questions
John
If your GP has checked your ears and they are clear, your problem may be anxiety.
Did He suggest auditory checks, these can be generally done when you have your eyes checked.
BOB
I have ear fullness with my anxiety...mine is due to clenching while I sleep or get tense. Do you also have a tender jaw? Neck pain behind ears?? Wouldn’t hurt to ask your dentist.
I feel like this is similar to what I am going through which my doctors have assured me is anxiety. I dont get swollen glands that I know of but tons of ear/head pressure. Feels like I need to clean out my ears, but they are clear. My face also feels numb. It may not sound bad, but it is very distressing. It even wakes me up at night.
I think it is most likely anxiety, but I am like you, I just dont know. Im so sorry you are going through it. Its not easy 
Yeah...I have had ct and mri for the sensations and both were normal . I have had other anxiety symptoms for a decade ranging from mild to pretty severe. On the topic of ears though I Saw an ENT for the ear pain & pressure over the summer...My ear always felt clogged or full or itchy or achey, then my face felt numb, then kind of pins and needles sensation. I think it’s from tense neck and shoulder muscles from stress reaction, adrenaline being released and constrict some vessels so if the muscles are already tight then the anxiety surge or hormones makes them tighter, resulting in weird face sensations and nerve irritation and the tmj joint is direct in front of ear so they work together if ear check was fine I would say it’s probably this. I know I clench and grind my teeth at night also so I think it’s TMJ, from my anxiety. I have been dealing w this symptom off and on for 5 months and stress def brings it out...I try not to get myself worked into a tizzy Bc that only makes my symptoms worse.
Is there anything you can recommend, even temporary? Its tough to relax and sleep when its bad
Yes I have a tinder and by my parotid grand it swells sometimes.. and behind my ear it’s a tiny knot .. i don’t know what’s going on but it’s terrible.. nobody seems to take me serious
Yes I’m getting all that too.. my doctor checked my ears out and say there perfect what scares me is the swelling in my neck and knot in my neck and it’s a tiny one behind my ear too! I know stressing makes it worse.. so I’m praying all of this is just coming from anxiety and my muscles tightening up, I heard you hold a lot of anxiety in your neck area so I’m hoping this is what’s going on.. I been telling myself it’s cancer and now I’m getting a MRI .. the doctor didn’t seem to worried yesterday.. and the first time I saw him about this he said it was allergies
This is so crazy your going through the same thing too but my face feels numb and swells up right under jaw by ear by the parotid gland.. that’s why I’m so scared.. I keep thinking it’s parotid cancer or neck or throat cancer.. I can’t seem to figure out what’s going on my doctor think it’s allergies.. I had cat scan done they didn’t see anything but I’m thinking they missed something.. now I’m about to get MRI done.. they did blood work and it was normal .. and yes stress makes it 100 x worse .. it’s so confusing because sometimes I think it’s anxiety related then sometimes I think it’s cancer
Well anxiety always snowballs and can mimic anything and then our senses heighten to a million so any little tickle can make u think your dying of ms or some other random deadly awful disease. I am a nurse so I know all about stress and effects but I can not help myself Bc I always always assume the worst when usually in reality it’s minor. I want to ask you guys though how is life?? Any stress or unaddressed issues? I believe my internal tension is from bottling feelings. I know everyone is different but I think that’s why I get sick weird physical symptoms....I am physically on paper 100% healthy. Good labs, negative Ana, Lyme, neg mri ct....I mean...I am hoping to control stress with exercise and life changes. Xanax will help w acute anxiety attacks but it’s a crutch not a cure. There are a ton of medications but first take a look at life and see what changes could and should be made. Yoga helps, massage, CBT, chiropractor. Tension is notorious for being held in neck shoulders temples...everywhere. And it sucks especially when it’s bothering necks and face.
Talk to your doc, maybe NSAIDS for inflammation, benzo for anxiety attack, SSRI for more general anxiety. I personally like to exercise and get massages for stress and tension. I took a lot of Advil....I have seen chiropractor also for neck adjustments. Everyone is different. Depends on what severity the anxiety is..