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Stiffness under ears/on neck

For awhile now, sometimes in the morning, the muscle lump under my ears/where the jaw ends/on my neck feels stiff. It happens under both ears on the neck, but more stiffer on my left side. Its hard to explain where it exactly is, but I hope you understand where. I have attached a diagram - the red blob indicates where the stiffness is. Its not entirely painful, more annoying and Im alittle worried about it. What could it be cause of?

Thanks.

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Reply 1

PoisonDonna

Could it possiby be the pillows you sleep on? If they're too high or anything you might get a bit of neck pain. Used to happen to me similar to how you describe when I slept over at my ex's cause he had 3 pillows, and I normally have 2.

Reply 2

dh00001

is it just in the morning?
how are your pillows on your bed?

Reply 3

AngelofnoColour

its not pain in my bones. its not even painful. its just stiffness in the muscle. when i touch it its like hard rock. But now its fine, its disappeared.

Reply 4

PoisonDonna

It doesn't have to be in the bones to be caused by pillows. Your muscles could be straining all night if they're in a uncomfortable position, so would most likely hurt in the morning.

Reply 5

fizzerz

i had something similar, turned out it was my wisdom teeth. have they come through yet?

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