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Suggest Treatment For Bruised And Painful Ear Along With Jaw Pain

It s difficult to explain, I ve had an ear problem for years, my outer ear hurts for no reason, it wakes me up at night, also horrendous inner ear ache, so bad I can t lift my head, something very strange happened 2 weeks ago, (I have pictures) my ear closed, was going red from inside out, later in the day my ear looked very bruised and mottled. Since then I am having pain in lower and upper jaw, in my temple and back of my head.
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of bruised and painful ear along with jaw pain, these are typical symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) . There can be many reasons like bruxism that is Grinding or clenching your teeth especially at night. Dysfunction of disc between the ball and socket of the joint. Stress, which can cause you to tighten facial. I would suggest you to consult oral surgeon for proper diagnosis and to rule out causes like sinusitis and middle ear infection. Doctor may order MRI or CT scan to confirm the diagnosis .Doctor may give you night guard , prescribe anti anxiety drugs and may refer to orthodontist for proper alignment of teeth. Till then try to relax yourself. Start physical therapy of facial muscles. Do facial exercises. Take ibuprofen and acetaminophen for pain .

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Get Well Soon.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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Suggest Treatment For Bruised And Painful Ear Along With Jaw Pain

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of bruised and painful ear along with jaw pain, these are typical symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) . There can be many reasons like bruxism that is Grinding or clenching your teeth especially at night. Dysfunction of disc between the ball and socket of the joint. Stress, which can cause you to tighten facial. I would suggest you to consult oral surgeon for proper diagnosis and to rule out causes like sinusitis and middle ear infection. Doctor may order MRI or CT scan to confirm the diagnosis .Doctor may give you night guard , prescribe anti anxiety drugs and may refer to orthodontist for proper alignment of teeth. Till then try to relax yourself. Start physical therapy of facial muscles. Do facial exercises. Take ibuprofen and acetaminophen for pain . Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari