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Can ear infection pain travel to neck and shoulder?

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Yes: Ear pain can be VERY SEVERE! It can travel to neck, shoulder as well jaw and make sleeping, eating and thinking appropriately very difficult. If having ear pain u shd see ur doctor ASAP. It in doubt regarding some other diagnosis u shd see the doctor right away as well esp if u r worried about heart conditions.

Answered 12/5/2015

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Recently my neck started swelling on both sides and the same time I got an ear infection, could that be related. it is now the second day and the swelling is not going down

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