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Sharp pain in earlobe
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Dr. James Marxanswered
Pain Management 50 years experience
Hard to say: I would start with a ear, nose and throat specialist. This could be anything from a a tumor near the ear canal (ocoustic neuroma) to chronic otitus (a... Read More
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5.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Louis Galliaanswered
Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial 47 years experience
See ENT: If new, wait a few days. If longer, see ENT doc for evaluation.
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2.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Hastriteranswered
Pediatrics - Neurology 21 years experience
Posterior ear pain: Pain behind the ear could be spread of infection to the mastoid air cells and you should be seen by your doctor who prescribed your current antibiotic... Read More
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5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sunil Ummatanswered
ENT - Head & Neck Surgery 37 years experience
Outer ear infection: The key to the diagnosis here is that the ear lobe hurts when you move it. I suspect that you have an ear infection within the outer ear canal. Pullin... Read More
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5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 44-year-old male asked:
Dr. Louis Galliaanswered
Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial 47 years experience
Ear, TMJ or?: Most common cause of non ear related ear pain is TMj. Can be a number of things, some minoir, some serious. Best place to start is ENT doc.
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3.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Dr. Mark Morananswered
Pain Management 21 years experience
Ear pain: Does it radiate? Only one side? Any facial symptoms? If just behind left ear, could be ear infection, nerve pain as it is usually sharp, TMJ prob... Read More
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5.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A male asked:
Dr. William Walshanswered
Addiction Medicine 19 years experience
Directly behind?: There are a set of lymph nodes that drain the scalp and the outer ear.... Or it could be an ear infection, or a scrape, or an ingrown hair... Have som... Read More
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5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Neuralgia: Such sharp,jabbing pains in that area are often due to neuralgia which is an irritable superficial nerve. This is more of a nuisance than anything ser... Read More
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3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 51 years experience
Let me explain: Numerous conditions and problems can cause outer ear pain. According to the university of illinois medical center, ear pain can range from mild to sev... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed Mar 11, 2023
A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Louryanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 41 years experience
Several options: If the sharp pain is triggered by touching or wind blowing on the area it might be a neuralgia of the occipital or upper cervical nerves. If it just ... Read More
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5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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