Ear ache / infection

Pain in the ear (otalgia) can be caused by disease or infection in the external, middle, or inner ear, as well as causes outside the ear. Internal causes may also produce tickling, itching and clogged or blocked eustachian tubes

Inside

• Bacteria or virus. Pain in one or both ears, temporary hearing loss, and fever can be caused by a middle-ear infection. Agents can include staphylococcus, pseudomonas, candida, herpes zoster, and viral myringitis. Fluid or pus can discharge from the ear or cause a blockage
• Swimmer's ear is an Infection in the outer ear - wear earplugs or avoid swimming in suspect water such as poorly chlorinated swimming pools
• Injury can cause a burst eardrum. Be very careful about sticking anything in the ear
• Pressure changes from air travel or diving. To equalise and relieve pressure changes, open the mouth as wide as possible whilst yawning and moving the jaw around
• Mucus build-up from a cold can cause mild earache
• Foreign bodies such as hairs, insects or cotton buds

Outside

• Tooth problems, impacted teeth
• Sinus or throat infection
• Jaw (temporomandibular) inflammation or mis-alignment
• Allergies such as hay fever
• Tonsillitis
• Migraine
• Infections or growths in the nose, tongue, esophagus and pharynx
• Posture. Mis-alignment of the second and third cervical vertebrae, C2 and C3
• Injury, trauma

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