Initially, not all salivary glands were thought to be impaired while those glands that demonstrated damage seemed to heal spontaneously without further subjective and objective symptomatology. Such ...

What caused persistent facial swelling and itchiness to develop around a woman's right ear and left lower jaw? That's the question posed in a recent case report. When the 32-year-old Black woman ...

Purging in bulimia by vomiting can make the face and cheeks appear swollen or puffy due to effects on the salivary glands. The glands typically return to their usual size after habitual vomiting stops ...

Swelling of the salivary glands from frequent vomiting can cause the cheeks to swell. This is sometimes known as “bulimia face.” Bulimia nervosa is a mental health condition and eating disorder that ...

Salivary glands are located beneath your tongue and over your jawbone near your ear. Their purpose is to secrete saliva into your mouth to begin the digestive process (while making it easier to ...

Getting the MMR vaccine is the best way to can prevent mumps. With mumps, you can have symptoms like a fever, headache, and ...

Salivary gland cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. It grows in the salivary glands — organs on either side of your face that produce saliva, which helps you digest food. You have three pairs of ...