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What Is The Reason For The Pain Behind The Ear?
I started having a sharp pain behind my right ear, kind of like when you eat something really sour. It was while I was chewing, but not something sour. Trying to eat my lunch, I noticed it started swelling and I couldnt chew at all without very strong sharp pains. Now it is a dull ache.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Mon, 29 May 2017
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pain behind the ears is usually due to mastoiditis.
Please tell me do you have any ear discharge also and is there any history of hearing loss?
Please tell me do you have any ear discharge also and is there any history of hearing loss?
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