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  2. 10 Reasons Your Face Is Swollen, According to Doctors

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    There are many reasons your face might be swollen. It might go away on its own, or you might need treatment. Doctors say you should watch your symptoms.

  3. What is ‘cortisol face’? How to tell if your facial swelling ...

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    "Cortisol face" is a viral term to describe facial swelling, allegedly caused by high levels of cortisol. Can stress cause a puffy face? Experts weigh in and debunk the condition.

  4. Superior vena cava syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Characteristic features are edema (swelling due to excess fluid) of the face and arms and development of swollen collateral veins on the front of the chest wall. Shortness of breath and coughing are quite common symptoms; difficulty swallowing is reported in 11% of cases, headache in 6% and stridor (a high-pitched wheeze) in 4%.

  5. TikTok Says Cortisol Is Causing Your Swollen Face. Doctors ...

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    No matter how stressed you are, your cortisol will never reach the same levels as those with a legitimate medical issue. And, only cortisol levels of that intensity will cause a change in fat ...

  6. Angioedema - Wikipedia

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    Angioedema is an area of swelling of the lower layer of skin and tissue just under the skin or mucous membranes. [1] [3] The swelling may occur in the face, tongue, larynx, abdomen, or arms and legs. [1] Often it is associated with hives, which are swelling within the upper skin. [1] [3] Onset is typically over minutes to hours. [1]

  7. Atypical trigeminal neuralgia - Wikipedia

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    ATN pain can be described as heavy, aching, stabbing, and burning. Some patients have a constant migraine-like headache. Others may experience intense pain in one or in all three trigeminal nerve branches, affecting teeth, ears, sinuses, cheeks, forehead, upper and lower jaws, behind the eyes, and scalp.

  8. What to know about 'cortisol face' and whether stress can ...

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    The symptoms of facial swelling and puffiness have been given the name "cortisol face" on social media because stress can stimulate the release of cortisol, a naturally-occurring hormone made by ...

  9. Scintillating scotoma - Wikipedia

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    It may occur as an isolated symptom without headache in acephalgic migraine. [7] In teichopsia, migraine sufferers may see patterns that look like the shape of the walls of a star fort. As the scotoma area expands, some people perceive only a bright flickering area that obstructs normal vision, while others describe seeing various patterns.