A member asked:

Periodically i get the most severe stabbing pain in the outside of my ear, no earache, no cold no allergies. just happens out of the blue. ?

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Dr. Chris Sadeh answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Outside of your ear.: Are you referring to the front of your ear? A sudden, electric shock like pain in the face on one side may be due to a condition called trigeminal neuralgia. There are treatments for this, and your physician can examine you and take a history to diagnose this.

Answered 8/23/2017

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