Last week saw lots of earaches.so writing a brief about it.
Pain presenting in the ear can have a direct cause or be due to referred pain from another area that radiates to the ear.
Some of the more common direct causes of ear pain include:
- Wax or foreign body lodged in the ear canal
- Swimmer’s ear [outer ear infection]
- Middle ear infection
In winters,colds [viral & allergic] increase & can lead to ear block.This may eventually cause middle ear fluid/infection-very common in children.
Atleast steam or some decongestant should be taken in people who get ear block due to colds.
Indirect causes include:
- Dental or jaw problems
- Throat infections
- Nerve related or neuralgias
Among the indirect causes temporomandibular joint syndrome [jaw joint] & impacted wisdom tooth are common causes.Please note we may not have local toothache in these cases,it may simply be earache.
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