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For two days now almost three i been gettn severe/sharp pains behind my ear all behind my ear pain goes up my head comes n goes hurts. help please.?

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Likely a variant of: You need to be evaluated. Likely what is called trigeminal -autonomic neuralgia for which medications like Lyrica (pregabalin) could work. Sometimes naprosyn works. Rarely is this a presentation of bell's palsy, but you would have facial weakness by now. Also an ear infection (otitis media) should be ruled out.

Answered 5/1/2018

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