What Causes Recurring Sharp Pain Behind The Ear?

Posted on Mon, 22 Feb 2016

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Mon, 22 Feb 2016 Answered on

Mon, 2 May 2016 Last reviewed on

Question : I have a throbbing pain behind my ear that comes and goes for two days now.

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Could be due to temporal arteritis

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

Your throbbing pain could be due to temporal arteritis. It is however hard to comment definitively without a proper clinical examination.

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