I suddenly felt some numbness on the left side of my face along the jawline. When I looked in the mirror, the left side of my face, below the jawline and more in the neck area was swollen and felt like a lump there. I went to the urgency center and thye diagnosed it as a blockage in the carotid artery and told me to each sour balls to take the swelling away. Does this make sense????
Hi, Carotid artery swelling is unlikely to cause swelling and numbness unless we are dealing with something like a tumor near the carotid artery bifurcation. If it was there, your doctor would have discussed it with you. You should not worry at the moment.