What Causes Pain Between Ear,nose And Throat?

Posted on Thu, 6 Nov 2014

Question: I have severe nerve pains between my ear nose throat area, i have alot of different very frightening and uncomfortable sensations too, also a really aching throbbing nerve pains and paraesthia, the pain and nerve sensations come and go but its there all the time, also my whole body on and off feels inflamed with all over nerve pains, and i feel drowsy , the inner muscles in my head hurts , ive been ill with this nervous system disorder for a year now and before it was alot worse and i felt very ill back then. Doctor said it could be auto immune attack on my nervous system, what other tests should i require , and wat could these all be?

Answered by Dr. Sumit Bhatti (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Rule out chronic sinusitis.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for your query,

1. Widespread pains and paresthesia that come and go, even spreading to the whole body suggest a generalized cause which is usually not serious.

2. You should get a plain Sinus CT to rule out sinusitis as these are central to the nose throat and ears.

3. If the Sinus Ct is normal, the cause could be a post-viral syndrome, a migraine variant headache, metabolic and nutritional deficiencies and yes, an autoimmune problem.

4. You need too consult a Rheumatologist who can guide you through the autoimmune testing.

5. Upload the results here.If the autoimmune tests are normal, there is more to discuss.

Hope I have answered your query. If you have any follow up queries, I will be available to answer them.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sumit Bhatti (45 hours later)

I contanstly have like sharp electric shocks kind of pains in my head, my head feels totally numb inside , and the muscle starts to really ache in the muscles in my head , beteeen my inner ear. Also i get nerve flashes throughout my body , i have been very unwell with alot of very disturbing symptons for the last year, with first sympton i experienced a full collapsion stroke like event after a extreme stress events last year. Would a nerve conduction test also be helpful to determine nerve damage throughout body and specific auto immune nervous system disorders? Please help

Answered by Dr. Sumit Bhatti (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Please provide the test results.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for writing back.

1. Request a Neurologist to prescribe a trial of a neuralgic and migraine painkillers (which are different from regular musculo-skeletal painkillers).

2. Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) and ElectroMyoGraphy (EMG) can be done.
If these are normal, this may be Fibromyalgia.

3. Let me know the results. At the same time, follow all the instructions mentioned in my previous answer.

Hope I have answered your query. If you have any follow up queries, I will be available to answer them.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sumit Bhatti (22 minutes later)

Those tests along with the auto immune tests?

Answered by Dr. Sumit Bhatti (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Yes.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for writing back.

Yes. All the results of these investigations are necessary to decide the further course of action.

Awaiting your reply,

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar