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For a year and a half i have had pain in my ears and mouth taste like menthol. mri showed mastoid enfussion. could this cause my symtoms?

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Possibly, yes: Should get ENT consult / evaluation to see what is going on, but if having ongoing inflammation near ear, can have pain and if ongoing drainage, can have odd taste -- just need eval to clarify why and that nothing else is at issue.

Answered 6/10/2014

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