Unexplained Ear Pain - Clinic Viva

Ear pain can occur in one or both ears at the same time. Ear pains can affect children and adults both, resulting in dull and constant or sharp ear pains. Additionally, earaches can also lead to fever, infection, and possible hearing loss.

Some conditions that can trigger your ear pain:

• There are 3 small inner ear bones linked to transfer vibrations that help make sound. Breaking 1 of these bones disrupts the sequence.
• Ear barotrauma: ear pain caused by pressure changes
• Eardrum rupture
• Ear infection
• Foreign objects
• Mastoiditis: Infection developed in the middle ear
• Otitis Externa (swimmer’s ear)
• Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ)

There are many therapies today that you can try to ease the pain. Along with heat and anti-inflammatories, your dentist can provide you with ultrasound and electric simulation to relax the muscles. Another way to improve TMJ pain and earaches is by correcting a bite misalignment that will limit the strain caused by the grinding and clenching of your teeth.