Ear Pain
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Ear Pain Home Care: Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have ear pain and any of the following:
Bleeding from the ear canal
Pus draining from the ear canal
Skin redness and pain around the ear
Swelling
of the outer ear
Worsening ear pain
Worsening
hearing loss
Worsening
swelling of the ear canal
Fever
over 102 degrees F (38.8 C)
Repeated
vomiting
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Ear Pain Underlying Cause
Related Topics:
Barotitis media
Ear discharge
Ear foreign body
Ear injury
Hearing loss
Otitis externa
Otitis media
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Last Updated: Nov 5, 2008
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Authors:
Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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