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Extreme outer ear pain: What can it be?
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Aug 8, 2023 | Replies (402)Comment receiving replies
This is going to sound crazy, but I experienced the same kind of pain you are talking about, hurt so bad one could not even touch the other edge of my ear. After a few different doctors, a younger internal med Dr, said it was inflammation of the main artery in my neck, on the side effected. Put me on fairly strong antibiotics and it went away. If your still dealing with it, might not hurt to ask!
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@happyat76 @lioness @anniemaggie @nibor63 @franjan @angeloneday @poetny
Hi everyone! It is nice to see that I am not crazy and a group of us exist who understand each other's miserable ear pain.
We seem to have some variances associated with the pain as well as some similarities. I wonder how many of us share any of the following:
*Severe pain affecting both ears, mainly when lying on one's side with the head and ear resting against the pillow (My ears cannot touch anything during sleep, including a pillow.)
*Autoimmune disease
*Above average stress level
*Small fiber neuropathy
*Raynaud's
*Definitely over age 29, 39 or higher! 😉
In regards to the foggy vision and vertigo, see your primary physician as well as an ophthalmologist and ENT, respectively.
Note regarding relapsing polychondritis but the specialist that I saw for this said that with that condition, there will be gradual deformity of the ear; generally the ear enlarged and the top of the ear will droop. I do not have the physical characteristics.
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Hello @livetheday
I really appreciate your post about outer ear pain and the relief you found from antibiotic treatment. We have many members in this discussion group who have not found help for their pain and your post is very encouraging.
I would be interested in knowing how your doctor diagnosed the " inflammation of the main artery in my neck." Was this problem revealed by an MRI or some other type of test?