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I chewed a piece of mint gum for mostly all of today and a good portion of yesterday. now my ear aches. could these two be connected?
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Soreness: Place your fingers just in front of your ears and open and close your mouth. You should be pressing on the temporomandibular joint. Are you surprised your ear hurts?
Answered 10/5/2015
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