Hi there-I'm new to the forum. Any feedback/advice is appreciated. This is long, so please bear with me. Over the past year or so, my husband has been experiencing strange symptoms. It all started out like there was a toothache and ear pain. He has been to the dentist several times and they state he doesn't have any problems with his teeth that would indicate infection or need for a root canal. He then complained of jaw pain--achy, sometimes numb. Now for the past month he complains of neck pain ( maybe his glands)--his neck feels swollen and hot ( Mainly left side but sometimes whole neck) He has been to the ENT twice ( once after he got no answers from the dental visits early on) and this last visit a couple of weeks ago the ENT claims his nodes feel totally normal! He told him to try heat and Aleve for 10 days, and if that didn't give relief, get a CT scan. He just got the CT scan last Friday and has a follow up with the ENT on Monday. We are very nervous something is wrong--does anyone have any advice? Cancer? TMJ? Infection? I can't imagine that his lymphnodes are painful but not swollen? Maybe it's something else in his neck causing pain? We have the CT ex-rays but looking at them makes us more nervous--waiting for the DR appt on Monday is literally making us crazy. Please respond if you have any suggestions. Thanks.