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6 yr old said has bad earache,tylenol didnt help nor did ear drops.then headache all of a sudden. what could this be??

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Middle ear infection: A common cause of ear pain at any age would be pressure on the ear drum from puss during a middle ear infection. That process would not be effected by drops and may never respond to acetaminophen. Proper assessment would require an exam. Sometimes a bad tooth can have an odd deferred pain that shows up as an earache.

Answered 1/23/2018

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