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A member asked:

My ear canal is swelling, pain behind eye and down neck. ear has spurts of pain and throbbing and it is red no additional detail

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You : You might have an infection of the skin of the ear canal or outer ear. You should definitely go see a doctor right away.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Dr. Jon Aoki answered

See ENT : Recommend see ear doctor as soon as possible. Might be outer ear infection but could be more serious such as mastoid infection or petrous infection.

Dr Raff agreed

Answered 7/12/2018

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