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Pain behind the ear and in upper jaw with swollen glands what causes this?
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Likely infection: Pain such as the one you are reporting can occur by a nearby infection such as sinusitis, sore throat, skin infection etc. If such complaints are experienced then one should definitely see their physician to be worked up the various causes.
Answered 2/24/2018
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Infection: Sounds like an infection. Best person to assess this is ENT doc.
Answered 2/5/2016
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