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What could cause my ear to hurt when i yawn?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Maybe TMJ: Tmj is one of most common causes of ear pain. This is "referred pain": feels like ear pain, but generated from something else.
Answered 6/19/2018
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TMJ: Either temporalmandibular joint (TMJ) disease or eustachian tube dysfunction (blocked eustachian tube) can cause ear discomfort with yawning.
Answered 6/19/2018
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Jaw muscle spasm: Pain and spasm of the muscles that surround the jaw joint can feel like ear pain. The majority of cases of ear pain in adults have nothing to do with the ear and everything to do with the jaw and jaw joint.
Answered 6/19/2018
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