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What Causes Pain In The Ear While Yawning?

I have pain in the joint of my right ear and only when I eat, yawn. My ear hurts only then. My Doc took blood and I am waiting to hear from that test after she looked for infection but saw no evidence. I wonder if an infection could be deep in the ear and not detectable with the usual means . This pain came on rather suddenly 3 days ago. I wonder if there is an over the counter ear drop which would help. Thankyou
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Hi,

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. As per your complain pain in the joint of ear hat occurs only on yawning and chewing seems to be most probably related to your jaw joint and as the jaw joint lies very close to ear, therefore it can at times be misunderstood as earache.

It can be due to the disturbances in the functioning of jaw joint known as Temporomandibular joint leading to TMJ/TMD.

I would suggest you to consult an Oral Physician and get a thorough evaluation and a full mouth x-ray known as Orthopantomogram done.

As of now you can take anti-inflammatory painkiller Ibuprofen, muscle relaxant like Chlorzoxasone and do warm compresses over the jaw. Take a soft diet and avoid excessive mouth opening. The physician can evaluate you clinically and along with painkillers and muscle relaxants he can also advise you mouth guards and physiotherapy.

Hope this information helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Thanks and regards,
Dr. Honey Nandwani Arora     
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What Causes Pain In The Ear While Yawning?

Hi, I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. As per your complain pain in the joint of ear hat occurs only on yawning and chewing seems to be most probably related to your jaw joint and as the jaw joint lies very close to ear, therefore it can at times be misunderstood as earache. It can be due to the disturbances in the functioning of jaw joint known as Temporomandibular joint leading to TMJ/TMD. I would suggest you to consult an Oral Physician and get a thorough evaluation and a full mouth x-ray known as Orthopantomogram done. As of now you can take anti-inflammatory painkiller Ibuprofen, muscle relaxant like Chlorzoxasone and do warm compresses over the jaw. Take a soft diet and avoid excessive mouth opening. The physician can evaluate you clinically and along with painkillers and muscle relaxants he can also advise you mouth guards and physiotherapy. Hope this information helps. Let me know if I can assist you further. Thanks and regards, Dr. Honey Nandwani Arora