temples swell when eating

I have asked several people about this problem (allergist, doctor, TMJ doctor, and dentist) but none have really heard of this problem.

When I'm eating sometimes my temples start to swell on the side of my head. It becomes painful and then I get a headache in my forehead. The swelling goes down after a few minutes, but my headache lingers.
It happens quite frequently now for a couple of years.

My allergist is having me keep a food diary when it happens. He said I have a slight allergy to peanuts, corn, milk, and eggs. And a SEVERE tree nut allergy with anaphalaxis.

At night I use a bite plate so I don't grind my teeth as much.

Anythoughts? Thank you

I have this exact same problem....are taking any supplements, nitrix, no explode, or creatine? What about Viagra or somethng similiar?

I just had swollen temples when chewing tortilla chips, I went to the doctor and he thinks it's a food allergy. I also had some dried goji berries before the chips. I have researched swollen temples and some suggest that it is damage to the masserteric muscle. I have an erupted wisdom tooth on one side and have not had it pulled. I am leaving this option open. I am now going to keep a food journal because I am allergic to many different foods. I now have to carry an epi pen and I am going to see if I am allergic to foods that contain gluten. I am going to have my tooth pulled ASAP and see if there is any difference when I chew hard food. It happend with 2 types of tortilla chips, but not with carrots, so... I think that the food journal is my next step, then my tooth being pulled. He also said to stay away from peanuts, and berries of any kind. The only side effect that I have is a severe headache, which is most of the time related to tooth discomfort in my case.

I have the same exact problem. I also have a bite plate, just had my wisdom teeth pulled, and have allergies. This has been happening for about six months now and I believe it's due to either a food allergy, cialis, or nitric oxide workout supplements

I also had this problem for the first time the same day I tried Goji berries for the first time. Although it was a few hours after I ate them. It seemed like an interesting coincidence that someone else also ate goji berries and had this problem.

I still have a little pressure on the sides of my head. Has anyone found an answer to what causes this swollen temple problem???? Is it sinuses, allergies?

My boyfriend was eating some mixed nuts and all of a sudden his right temple area had swelled he had no headache or any other symptoms he drank some water and stoped eating the swelling went down in minutes but the next day he was eating subway and had the same problem is this something we should worry about?

It's nothing to worry about. It's a rare condition called Temporalis Hypertrophy, where the muscle area in your temples get over worked so when you're eating they expand like a body builder pumping iron. You might get a slight headache also when you eat.

You need to go to your dentist who should refer to a specialist. They used to have to carry out surgery for this but now they just put Botox in the muscles which send them to sleep. It can be a bit uncomfortable but doesn't really hurt.

I've suffered from this condition for about two years and it is really confusing when you don't know what's wrong. I wouldn't eat in public for ages.

Here's an article you can read;

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BUM/is_3_82/ai_99618590/

I had this problem in the past while chewing candy coated peanuts.
later it went away.
Now it has returned and reoccurred when chewing Doritos chips.
It may be jaw motion but I do suffer from severe alergies and have been taken allergy meds such as zertec,prednizone etc.
Has anyone been taking allergy meds? I am thinking this may be a side affect to the meds.
I am dealing with new strange things weekly now. Feels like something in the food is causing all of these problems.