Sore, swollen throat & swollen around wisdom tooth

I wont lie guys, im having the exact same pain as we SPEAK. ive been like this now for 2 days, cant even open my mouth wide cause it hurts so bad, feels like i have strep throat, the first day i couldnt even swallow, but i will tell you what helps tremendously. If you CANNOT get to a doctor, and can't get some benedryll or penicillin, Gargle 3-5 times a day with water with salt in it, douse the water in salt and swish it and gargle like mouthwash, it will numb the pain, then follow that up with a blunt of marijuana, im not joking, it relieves almost all the pain, kinda making your mouth feel... good, haha :P

il nerveshi am 46 years old and been suffering with allover head neck sore throat and ear and jaw pain for nearly four years,was told tmj,silent reflux cos i have probs in swallowing,the head pain is that bad that i am now vomitting,i have fever up to two days then im ok and it all starts again,its suicidal,i have 3 wisdoms 1 thats grown vertical and the hospital wont take it out cos its attatched to my nasil nerves,ihave pain in my eyes and i have alot of allergies,just been given spray from the dr for my nasil,as it runs and gets blocked

It's a infection because of the wisdoms tooth had mine for a while and doctor kept saying its a throat infection, rushed to hospital as fainted due to not eating due to the pain and they taking it out tomorrow as an emergency at the dentist scared to fall asleep cos I feel like my throat is closing up and got sent home today, go to the dentist he can prescribe stuff for it too ad book u in for extraction

ive been told its not an infection cos the tooth is covered with gum,but i can feel it every time i swollow my ears pop,and my throats sorer than ever now cos ive been put on ammitryptaline cos i have other symptoms thats all to be sounding like fibromyalgia cos i have pins and needles throughout my body and burning sensations,so its all being looked upon as nerve endings,i can,t make plans cos i dont know what im gonna be like from one day to the next,at least the tablets are making less down

Lol.. very good point man, thanks

what ever happened? i have same thing. Wisdom tooth coming out. Gums are swollen, canker sore all over my mouth, lump on my right side of the neck. My ears & throat hurt every time I swallow my saliva. I'm on amoxicillin anitbiotics for 2 days. My dentist said he cant pull it out until the lumps goes away. He cleaned my pus and kind of feels like the gums are my problem but the canker sores are. its really painful. I rinse with a lot with a mouth was and it helps but 20 mins later, starts to hurt again. Can u please tell me what happened to you. It would really help.

I have this now. It's pericoronitis. Your gums around the wisdom tooth are infected and swollen. It's super painful. The dentist will just give you strong antibiotics and a pain medicine. I'm getting mine removed in 2 days to end this.

My right top wisdom tooth came through completely about two months ago. The past two days behind it and all the way down to my throat is swollen and very painful. I can only open my mouth a small amount. Hurts to swallow. It seems to be getting worse. Right side of my face is swollen. Gland in front of my ear is also swollen. Not sure what is going on.

Good to read ppl are in the same boat as I am.  About 4 days ago, my bottom right wisdom tooth came thru; gum around it is swollen. At first, gargling strong alcohol mouthwash took the edge off, but now that makes it more painful and gentle warm salted water is better.  But the swallowing problem is the worst thing - hurts so much that I'm just spitting out build-ups of saliva, instead of trying to swallow (oh, the things we take for granted/don't even notice when we're well!).  I'm taking ibuprofen, which helps, but gotta take it after food, so have to get down some tea n toast beforehand (arrghh).

Right now I'm trying to ride it out, as one person advises on here, before I go crying to the dentist.  This is for 2 reasons: I've already paid for 3 check-ups over the last 2 months and I don't wanna pay for yet another (English health system: pay £18 ($30) for 5 mins check-up and further £7.85 for antibiotic prescription).  Second reason is that 6yrs ago, i had the same thing on my left side: the young, dumb, impetuous dentist yanked out the upper wisdom tooth (not the lower one, where the actual problem was) to take pressure off the bottom one and my mouth bled continuously for 3 days and I lost a stone in weight (not good for me - I was too weak to cycle to work after that).  I think that, had I just 'ridden it out', I would have been either in the same position (but without the distressing bleeding) or in a better position because the lower wisdom tooth which was the problem has since fully emerged and the gum around it has nicely flexed around it.

So, hoping the tooth will keep emerging and the gum will adapt for this lower right wisdom I have right now.  I think, however, if I see white spots and visible facial swelling, I would do to doc/dentist for antibiotics.   If painkillers are not managing the pain to a bearable level, see a dentist/doc.  BUT good to research online first - if I'd done this the first time, I would've learnt that wisdom tooth extraction is NOT as easy as regular teeth and requires a dental hospital and general anaesthetic, NOT some inexperienced id**t dentist doing it there and then. 

Good luck, everyone. 

GIES ok ill let you in on something I have it too my tonsil is swollen my right wisdom tooth area hurts and and its slowly going to my throat but I'm still in early stages and in slowing it down really well by brushing the sh*t outta that spot puss and blood will come out then I gargle with listerine It's not curing it BUT the pain stops for hours and it slows the spread my moms takin me to the doctors today good luck gies

same i was told im growing a wisdom tooth on the right side of my mouth and my throat hurts help me!

I have the exact same. I can't swallow,,,it hurts, I almost want to cry

go to the doctors and they should give you penicillin to help, I just went to the doctors for it too

Hello there, my wisdom toothache issues are causing me to get sore throat inflammation after someday. Does this means I need to get rid of my wisdom tooth extracted asap? Please kindly assist me with this matter, thanks!:-)

My dentist said I need an apicoectomy, but I'm leaving for a month-long vacation soon. I was wondering if I DON'T get this apicoectomy, what will the consequences be?