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A member asked:
I had mastoid surgery9 days ago yet my jaw hurts now and again and also i stil have persistent drainage is this normal?
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Absolutely: Mastoidectomy involves surgery around the ear canal and thus the jaw joint is nearby, so you can have jaw pain. The ear will definitely drain material for several weeks typically, as it heals.
Answered 12/5/2019
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