Earache

Pain in the ear is most often the result of some problems in the ear canal : pimple, irritation, infection, inflammation or blockage due to the accumulation of earwax. If you swam in water that has been contaminated or excessively chlorinated, the ear canal can become inflamed or become infected.

The rupture of the tympanic membrane , as a result of physical damage or infection, is also extremely painful.

Or the problem has arisen in the inner ear - as a result of infection, after diving or flying in an airplane, when the nasal passages are closed and the pressure between the inner and outer ear can not be aligned.

You can also experience irradiating pain in the ear - the reason is somewhere else, but the pain you feel in your ear. For example, you have a mumps, the parotid glands on your face are inflamed - you will feel pain in your ears. If your throat becomes inflamed or your tooth gets sick, a warning signal often rings in your ear. People with abnormal teeth bite, whose jaws do not close properly, or with arthritis of the jaw-and-temporal joint will complain of ear pain.

Sinusitis , especially the mastoid process of the temporal bone (behind the ears), also often causes ear pain.

If your child has sore ears, look into the ear canal with a flashlight, and see if there are peas, details from the designer or something like that. You will be surprised at how often children in their absent-mindedness stuff something into their ears. If the foreign body, whatever it is, can not be removed - contact a doctor. Never sound either your baby's ear or your own ear. Physical damage to the thin ear can cause hearing loss.

Symptom: earache