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Ear Pain Underlying Cause

Common causes of ear pain include:

Cerumen impaction
Otitis media
Otitis externa
Barotitis media:

May be triggered by air travel
May be triggered by high altitudes
May be triggered by scuba diving

Ear foreign body
Ear injury
Cellulitis
Serous otitis media:

A collection of fluid behind the eardrum

Upper respiratory infection:

Increased pressure in the middle ear space due to congestion of the Eustachian tubes

Acute sinusitis
Boil in the ear canal

Less common causes of ear pain include:

Cholesteatoma
Chronic sinus infection referring pain to the ear
Costen syndrome

Also known as TMJ disease

Dental abscess referring pain to the ear
Fungal ear infection:

Aspergillus infection in the ear

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
Herpes zoster:

Ramsay Hunt syndrome

Mastoiditis
Meniere's disease
Middle ear tumor
Parotitis
Perforated eardrum
Periodontal abscess referring pain to the ear
Temporal arteritis
TMJ disease
Trigeminal neuralgia
Wegener's granulomatosis

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Last Updated: Nov 10, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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