Options tor at home treatment?(NOT covid 19 related)

[busymama7]

I have two issues that don't warrant the risk of going to the doctor but are sure annoying.

I have a couple of VERY itchy spots on my skin. This has been going on for weeks/months.  No visible rashes really.  One spot looks very very slightly red.  When it gets super itchy it sometimes feels raised but you cant see it.  I do get small sores from scratching even though I really try not to.  The spots have spread a bit but basically are in the same spots.   Cortisone cream helps for a time as does high quality lotions or salves but within a few hours it comes back.  

I am unable to open my jaw more than two fingers widths.  This has only been for a couple days.  I am sure it is related to stress.  I'm probably grinding my teeth at night.  But what can I do about while staying home?

[Jean in Newcastle]

Second sounds like tmj. 

[busymama7]

8 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said:

Second sounds like tmj. 

I mean that is my guess but what can I do about it.  

[busymama7]

18 minutes ago, Seasider too said:

For the first, I’d take Benadryl. It could be an allergic reaction, or hives from stress. 

No idea on the second. That sounds kind of severe, to me, for just clenching. Maybe there are some PT videos on YouTube that would help? 

If I take a Benadryl I will sleep for about 36 hours.  Which hey might relax my jaw 😂 but isn't really practical.   And it has been going on for so long and is confined to two spots.  I can't imagine it's allergies.  I have experienced full body hive reactions and this is just not at all like that.  

[Jean in Newcastle]

3 minutes ago, busymama7 said:

I mean that is my guess but what can I do about it.  

Hot washcloth or heating pad. 
 

I think that there are some exercises but I would do a lot of googling first. 

[PeterPan]

6 minutes ago, busymama7 said:

I will sleep for about 36 hours.

Well the sleep would help the tmj. When mine does that, it's stress. You can massage the muscles on your head/scalp and around your jaw. If you can go out, a chiro could help. Calcium and magnesium. Bath in epsom salts. Your doctor could call you in a muscle relaxer.

[ktgrok]

56 minutes ago, PeterPan said:

Well the sleep would help the tmj. When mine does that, it's stress. You can massage the muscles on your head/scalp and around your jaw. If you can go out, a chiro could help. Calcium and magnesium. Bath in epsom salts. Your doctor could call you in a muscle relaxer.

Yup, muscle relaxer. 

Or, in a pinch, booze and sleep. 

[Terabith]

I would see if you could do a telemedicine visit to get a muscle relaxer.  It makes a pretty amazing immediate difference.

[iamonlyone]

As for the itchy spots, it could maybe be a couple hives. One of our daughters had a few spots for years, they would fade and then start bothering her again. The doctors tried antifungal, hydrocortisone (helped a bit, but didn't resolve). She finally had a biopsy of one and they said urticaris (hives) with an unknown cause. The dr. suggested she take Zyrtec, which does seem to help, although if she forgets to take allergy medicine, they seem to pop up again. This isn't a particularly good source, but it describes my daughter's condition pretty well: https://www.verywellhealth.com/treating-urticaria-83240