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Suggest Remedy For Painful Throbbing In Outer Ear And Head Behind Ear
I have very painful throbbing in my outer ear and head behind my ear. I went to the doctor and don t have an ear infection. I m a 46 year old adult female. What is the cause of this. Ibuprophen help but it has been going on for about 24 hours and I need some relief.
Fri, 28 Aug 2015
Hi,
Welcome to health care magic,
Throbbing pain in outer ear is often due to ear infection but sometimes it might be related to excess wax deposition or sinusitis.
You may check routine blood counts with differential counts to rule out infection.
For symptommatic, relief you can take over the counter pain killers with xylocaine ear drops to be instilled in ear.
Consult ENT specialist again and get ear examined properly.
Regards,
Welcome to health care magic,
Throbbing pain in outer ear is often due to ear infection but sometimes it might be related to excess wax deposition or sinusitis.
You may check routine blood counts with differential counts to rule out infection.
For symptommatic, relief you can take over the counter pain killers with xylocaine ear drops to be instilled in ear.
Consult ENT specialist again and get ear examined properly.
Regards,
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