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Ice pick shooting pain, top of right ear, just below temple. going on day 5. lasts about 30 seconds 1-2x/day, woke me last night. what is it?
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Pain: Could be a neuralgia but of it's been five days you need to check it out. See your doctor as soon a possible or go to the ER. If all normal then see your dentist to look at your bite and chewing muscles
Answered 8/12/2014
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Trigeminal nerve?: Perhaps it is trigeminal neuralgia. This is irritation of the trigeminal nerve, normally for no specific reason. It is not normally harmful. Sometimes people use medicine to calm the pain, when it is very frequent. Another possibility is ice pick headache. A final possibility is temporal arteritis, this is not likely. It would be worse with chewing and possible be often sore to the touch.
Answered 8/22/2017
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