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Muscle strain behind left ear hurts when i tilt head to right, slept wrong? woke up with a brief slight cut off circulation feeling behind right ear?
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Pulled muscle: You pulled or strained the muscle in your neck by sleeping on it wrong try some tylenol (acetaminophen) or Motrin and warm compresses 20 mins every hour during the day good luck and feel better.
Answered 1/19/2015
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