My 2 year old son was just seen at the emergency room for lower jaw swelling. The ER Doc said it is a submandibular salivary gland stone ... he has an appointment with an ENT in two days... anyone ever hear of a child so young suffering with this? Its really hard to increase his fluids because he refuses to drink from a regular cup and his sippy cup hurts too much, and its nearly impossible for him to suck from a straw... it hurts the poor guy too much... any suggestions?
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I have been having salinary gland problems from my early childhood, maybe even two years. I wish it had been surgically removed back then. Had stone(s) removed from the duct twenty years ago and six months ago (now 55 years old). After last surgery I finally thought the problems were all over, but just a couple of days ago it started hurting badly. At he age of your boy it may help to remove the stone only if it is there. Generally, I did not have that much problems for decades. Six months ago and a just recently I had couth bad cold and it very soon reflected to (both times) big trouble with pain and not being able to eat normally.
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My daughter had this problem when she was 1 year old. It recurred once after that a few months later. She received antibiotics and I was told to let her suck lollipops (with supervision) to increase flow of saliva. She is now 11 years old and has not had a recurrance.
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my 8yr. old son has been having problems for a few years now. it gets really frustrating that no one seems to know how to really take care of the problem, the paratid glands swell 6 or more times a year and he is so pitiful when they do. if you manage to find any help, please let me know too..
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