Facial swelling and dry throat

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You may occasionally wake up with a swollen, puffy face. This could happen as a result of pressure being placed on your face while sleeping. However, a swollen, puffy face can also arise from a facial injury or indicate an underlying medical condition. If there are no injuries to the face, facial swelling can indicate a medical emergency.

Before you blame those cocktails during dinner last night—wait, did you even have cocktails during dinner? The reasons your face is swollen can vary widely—but luckily, there's something you can do about most of them. If the lining of your sinuses —the air-filled spaces between the eyes and behind your forehead, nose, and cheekbones—becomes inflamed or infected, they can get clogged with mucus. The pressure caused by that backup causes a dull ache around your eyes, greenish-yellow discharge from your nose, pounding headaches—and sometimes, a swollen face. Focus on resting, drink lots of fluids, and try an over-the-counter antihistamine, says Rosalyn Stewart, M.

Angioedema is the swelling of the lower layer of tissue just under the skin or mucous membranes, where fluid builds and vessels dilate. The swelling mostly affects the face, tongue, lips, throat, arms, and legs but may become serious and even life-threatening if it occurs in the throat, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract. Angioedema is often caused by an allergy but can also be triggered by a non-allergic drug reaction, an infection, cancer, genetics, and even stress. Treatment depends on the underlying cause but may include antihistamines, steroids, and the avoidance of the known triggers.