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This is the swelling of the largest of your salivary glands whose function is to secrete saliva into your mouth in order to keep it moist. These glands also lubricate and bind the food you are eating along with beginning the digestion processes. They also help you maintain good oral hygiene. There are also many smaller salivary glands in your mouth, tongue, lips, palate, and cheek. The parotid gland is located below each ear.<\/p>\n
What symptoms that a person might experience will depend on what is causing the swelling of the parotid gland. Some of the general symptoms could include:<\/p>\n
There are many different reasons that a person may experience parotid gland swelling which can include:<\/p>\n
This was a common childhood disease but one that adults can also get, especially if they were not vaccinated against mumps during their childhood.<\/p>\n
A person can develop a growth of bacteria in their mouth due to poor oral hygiene causing a bacterial infection caused bacterial parotitis.<\/p>\n
In your parotid gland there are parotid ducts that carry the saliva from the gland to your mouth near your upper molars but sometimes stones can form in the duct(s) and when the flow of saliva is obstructed it can make the environment favorable for a bacterial growth. Having the obstruction on only one side can lead to the parotid gland swelling on just that one side. This is a condition that is normally found in just adults.<\/p>\n
Having an autoimmune disease like Sjogren\u2019s syndrome or HIV\/AIDS can cause parotid gland swelling. The reason is that your immune system itself will invade the parotid glands causing an inflammation of the gland. Having diabetes, alcohol abuse, and rheumatoid arthritis can lead to parotid gland swelling.<\/p>\n
If there is a tumor grown in the parotid gland it can exert pressure on the parotid duct and cause the obstruction of the flow of saliva. This tumor can be malignant or benign<\/p>\n
This can be the narrowing of the duct(s) at some point and lead also to an obstruction of the saliva. If you have the enlargement of nearby lymph nodes because of a tumor or infection it can also lead to parotid gland swelling.<\/p>\n
Having a sensitivity or allergic reaction to various medications.<\/p>\n
Sometimes the exact cause of parotid gland swelling is not known.<\/p>\n
Many times parotid gland swelling can be treated at home using some of these natural treatments.<\/p>\n
You should also make sure that you are brushing your teeth regularly and that you are keeping your mouth germ free. Even though you have several home treatments that you can use to help alleviate this problem it is still best that you see your physician or dentist to rule out a blockage that is caused by the formation of stones in the duct(s) or a tumor as these will require the treatment prescribed by your physician or dentist.<\/p>\n
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