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I have been getting sharp shooting pain behind my left ear on my head intermittently all day.

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Dr. Klaus d Lessnau answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Unknown reason: check with your doc ASAP. No reason to wait.

Answered 7/23/2018

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