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What Causes Headaches And Ear Aches After Tooth Extraction?

Hi,
I think I have an impacted wisdom tooth - I've had one tooth removed earlier this year, and I was told to keep an eye on this one as it was likely to need extraction too.Over the last 2 days I've been developing flu-like symptoms - headache, ear ache, sore throat and general achiness. I've also started getting night sweats...

Are the above due to the wisdom tooth or something else? I didn't have these with my last wisdom tooth so I'm a bit worried!

Thanks.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi. Welcome to Healthcaremagic.
I read your query. Impacted wisdom tooth may cause pain and general unwell feeling when they are errupting or infected. But mostly they are also accompanied with local symptoms as well. You have not mentioned the area. Check for any redness or swelling around that tooth area or pus. Usually pain from upper tooth may cause headache while from lower ones are radiated to neck and lower jaw.
You can get an x-ray of that area to know if there is an infection of wisdom tooth and get the treatment.
Else i suggest you to see a physician and get yourself medication for fever and flu like symptoms. Maintain good diet and hydration.
Hope the answer helps you. Thank you!
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What Causes Headaches And Ear Aches After Tooth Extraction?

Hi. Welcome to Healthcaremagic. I read your query. Impacted wisdom tooth may cause pain and general unwell feeling when they are errupting or infected. But mostly they are also accompanied with local symptoms as well. You have not mentioned the area. Check for any redness or swelling around that tooth area or pus. Usually pain from upper tooth may cause headache while from lower ones are radiated to neck and lower jaw. You can get an x-ray of that area to know if there is an infection of wisdom tooth and get the treatment. Else i suggest you to see a physician and get yourself medication for fever and flu like symptoms. Maintain good diet and hydration. Hope the answer helps you. Thank you!