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Pain in the right ear radiating to the right shoulder
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Oct 4 12:07pm | Replies (6)Comment receiving replies
@michaelmel I would like to welcome you to Connect. Ten years is a long time to have a problem. This sounds like it may be some type of muscle spasm. I have had similar pains and I have thoracic outlet syndrome as well as being a cervical spine surgery patient. The head and neck are tied to the shoulder and shoulder blade by muscle. It is also common for a spine problem in the neck to cause pain in a shoulder blade.
Poor slouching posture and a forward head position will also cause problems and pain. You may want to consider an evaluation with a physical therapist. My PT also does myofascial release which helps loosen tight tissue and gets the body back in proper alignment. Sometimes a muscle spasm can independently turn one of my cervical vertebrae and that will cause headaches and neck pain. It can get my jaw misaligned and tweak the muscles that turn the head connecting near the ear. There are so many possibilities of what could be causing your pain. A physical therapist would be a very good start.
Here is our discussion about myofascial release. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/
Have you heard of myofascial release or worked with a physical therapist before?
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Wow, I felt like I was the only one having these issues! Ive had TMJ for years and would a occasionally get "ear headaches" on the right side. But over a year now I have tight right shoulder blade pain and horrible ear pain, ringing and clicking. My ear cartilage swells up and recently the muscles on back right side of my head are tight and sore. My primary doctor suggested physical therapy, had 30 sessions and did not help, primary said it's all muscular. Seeing chiropractor did not help. Saw orthopedic doctor who ordered MRI of neck which showed some arthritis in C5 and C6, nothing alarming but suggested nerve block but that makes me nervous. An ENT suggested myofacial pain clinic... still researching that...I've never heard of that before now. I'm going to ask ENT to order a CT scan. I'm trying to find the root cause so I can get the proper treatment plan and get some relief.
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Thanks for taking the time to answer! I appreciate it..
"Have you heard of myofascial release"
No, didn't hear of it and also not yet worked with
"worked with a physical therapist before?"
Yes, I was treated by a physiotherapist for a while,
but I did not see a result so I stopped.