What Does Sharp Pain In The Elbows And Ankles Indicate?

Posted on Sun, 19 Mar 2017

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Question : I have a very sharp pain in my elbows , ankles knees and upper parts of ears. I sow many doctors in this matter and nobody knows what is it. Please help

Answered by Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
antibiotic ear drops 3 times per days will be helpful , i think you may have a kind of arthritis .

Detailed Answer:
Hi i am Dr Ahmed Aly
thanks for using HealthcareMagic site ,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns ..

In my opinion i think you have a sort of arthritis maybe due to gout or rheumatoid . i do not think your upper pain in your ears is related to such symptoms may be a kind of inflammation .also post menopausal osteoporosis is more liable to happen in older females due to loss of reproductive hormones .
For my patients i suggest urine analysis , ASOT ( anti streptolysin o titre ) , Rf (rheumatoid factor ) , SUA ( serum uric acid ).
You may use painkillers like NSAIDS ( advil tabs ) when needed , hot massages with topical gels , B12 vitamin supplements , muscle relaxants , allow high fluid intake , avoid high salts and proteins meals , Physiotherapy sessions with a chiropractor and maintaining a physical active pattern will be helpful for most of cases .
If pain persists have these lab investigations done and send them to me or follow it up with your physician for proper evaluation and management to prevent further complications .

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan (17 hours later)

Hi Doctor, thank you for answer I wonder if you heard of "' red ear syndrome "can you please find some more information. Thank you

Answered by Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan (2 days later)

Brief Answer:
sorry for late reply there was a connection problem . Some researches say

Detailed Answer:
sorry for late reply there was a connection problem .
Some researches say that it is a very rare syndrome of unknown etiology and difficult to treat . it is characterized by cluster headaches , and some doctors mentioned that it is related to cervical spinal autonomic cephalgia which may be a cause in your case .
Treatments may include gabapentin components which is mainly an anticonvulsant of long duration of action .
I think if you feel that you have symptoms like that you have to visit a good Ear , Nose and Throat specialist for better evaluation and management .

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad