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Since last night, my left ear has randomly started hurting. It's like a sharp shooting pain that lasts for 2-3 seconds but it's been happening every 10-15minutes. Please advice what to be done.

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It seems related to eardrum inflammation ...  Read More

Hello I am 18 male and i have been having sharp shooting pains in chest that last for few secs and sometimes dull pains on left side of chest lasting for 2(min)-5(max)mins[i did post about this not awhile ago but nowadays i get dull pains too].I am attaching a photo of where it hurts.The sharp shooting pain is two dots and the dull pain is the big

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This not heart related pain. Take some pain killers only. ...  Read More

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I get these pains everyday and there located on my upper and lower stomach and above both of my eyes and both sides of my head right above my ears in my chest on both sides mainly the side my heart is on and my sternum pops and these pains happen ever day and are getting more persistent and worse

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You need to follow a healthy diet. Avoid spicy foods, oily foods, outside junk foods, tea, coffee, sweets, sugars as much as possible. Have 4-5 short meals per day, instead of three big meals. Also dr ...  Read More

I've been having sharp ear pain that keeps coming and going from a few days. It has increased by a significant degree today after I got a cold. Can you tell me the reason for these random ear pains?

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Please get back to me via Video Consultation. This option is available on the Practo app on your smartphone. It will cost you ₹450 for my consultation which you will need to pay Practo. ...  Read More

I have a ear infection and sharp pains all over my body I'm 13 years old could you please help I went to a doctor today and they said I have a ear infection and when I get home I got random sharp pains at Random times so I'm really scared I'm begging you for help

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Please consult ENT doctor ...  Read More

The past 4 months I’ve had sharp throbbing pain on and off (roughly happens 30 times a day, I’ve starting documenting) on my left lower ear. The skin below the ear lobe is very sore and sensitive. I feel like I’m going deaf sometime too. I already have 30% hearing loss in both ears but my ear can just go numb at random times. The sharp pain happens

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You seem to be suffering from eustachian tube dysfunction which usually occurs secondary to common cold. Other possibilities are referred ear pain because of temporo Mandibular joint dysfunction or de ...  Read More

I have been having, for the past few days, really sharp shooting pains very close to the chest area where my heart is. It gets bad to the point I can be laying doing nothing and the pains will cause me to not be able to breathe properly and my entire body will shake. When walking around it causes me to stop and at and for 10 minutes until the pains

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Having a pain, heaviness or discomfort in your chest can be scary. It does not always mean that you are having a heart attack. There can be many other causes, including Other heart problems, such as a ...  Read More

Both my ears were blocked and have sharp shooting pain on and off since a month..and did experience some sound in ear ... Now through steaming my left ear has opened up ..but there is block in right ear...and shooting pain is also there inside ear sometimes...Have also tried soliwax after which I felt my ears were ringing...No issue with hearing .

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Hello , the shooting pain and ear block are usually due to the block of eustacian tube (the tube connecting ear to nose). The simple home remedy is to take steam inhalation. Also to try blow the ear o ...  Read More

I'm having sharp shooting pain under my right ear. The pain does not seem to be related to any type of movement. Been happening for 2 days now. And it does not occur anywhere else. There no kind of soreness, just a sharp pain which lasts only a few seconds.

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Hi This can be a pain of neuropathy. ...  Read More

I am having sharp shooting in middle of forearm from 1 week. It comes and pricks like in rhythm of pulse for a minute or 2 . Is it because of any nerve entrapment.. I sometimes get even when I wake up from sleep

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Hello ,got your concern ,it can be treatable with further evaluation, better healthcare and proper treatment ..For prescription and counselling regarding the same you can consult me through this app ...  Read More

The concha part of my ear pains continuously. There are no other symptoms like swelling, headache,etc. Can u pls help me by giving a remedy.

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Do you use earphones on a regular basis?if so stop using it..take pain killer for pain. ...  Read More

My right ear always sounding like sharp bell. Sometimes it's low down and sometime becomes high. Please suggest me what should I do

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Do audiometry test ...  Read More

Right ear side sharp pain observed , the pain also observed when touching finger press of throat . This is first time noticed

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Need more details.. It might be due to middle ear infection. ...  Read More

Having a sharp shooting kind of pain like it'll last for few seconds but will be very painful occurs randomly but will be too much painful but once after few seconds it'll be gone , the pain will be like some kind of sudden pain . This pain will be occurring on the left side of the head in just one spot that is just a spot of back side of the head

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It will need further history details and clinical examination,kindly contact any nearby neurologist ...  Read More

I have been experiencing sudden sharp pain behind my right ear, there no swelling but I have noticed it usually happens when I put my earphones on. Please suggest what should be done next. Thank you

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U r having Acute otitis externa Don’t use headphone for 2 to 3 days Tab antibiotic 1 tab twice daily Tab painkiller 1 tab twice daily Cap PPI 1 cap before breakfast Keep ear dry ...  Read More

My mom has recently been experiencing a sharp shooting pain in the knee. This happens when she's standing, sitting, and also when she's sleeping. She's been going for physiotherapy daily and applying heat twice at home. This started recently, around 4 days back. We're going to consult an Ortho but would like have some expert advice/opinion on the

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Requires clinical examination and relevant imaging. Need to differentiate a low back pain radiating to the knee vs Knee pain. ...  Read More

I think I pulled a chest muscle while working out few years back. Sharp pains come and go around my chest area.It's been years I am experiencing it but no discomfort in any other area. No sweat,No digestion problems but only sharp pains in chest area for a while ..May be 5-10 mins Any suggestions ?

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Doesn't look anything major.If troublesome,meet a rheumatologist. ...  Read More

Dear Dr, My mother is 57 and ocassionaly she gets pulsating shooting pain behind her ear and it changes its location radiating little upwards above the ear and also just above neck area to upwards. 99% behind left ear. 1% radiating other places as mentioned. I observed bp was 124/67 85(pul). She is on Telma 20mg. Saridon did not help much since 2 h

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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult. ...  Read More

Good evening doctor, I have been suffering from sharp left ear pain since 2 days. There is no discharge from the ear. Suffering from sharp ear pain. Kindly suggest. This type of pain I got some 4-5 years back. At that time Doctors told me due to infection in the ear I got pain. Now again the same kind of pain appears in my left ear. Kindly sugges

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Any history of cold? ...  Read More

Hello, I'm a Mother of a Seven-Month old baby Girl . I was exclusively breastfeeding my baby till her 6 Months of age. Now I have started solids. Still, I feed her at regular intervals. For the past 2 weeks, I get sudden beast pains, which looks like breast engorgement. I feel the breasts are full, warm and hard. I tried pumping and feeding her mo

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If redness .. can be mastitis Milking is proper? Consult nearby or online gynae doctor ...  Read More

I am 5 months post partum, normal delivery with no pain killer.. from a few months , I have started getting sharp stabbing pain near my knees, which occurs intermittently. What can be the reason

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Please consult a Gynaecologist in your area. A physical examination is required. ...  Read More

I have been suffering from gut related issues like constipation,bloating,acid reflux for more than 8 years and has visited many doctors and no one provided a concrete solution. I even has developed rhinitis and sinusitis also. But recently a gastroenterologist has prescribed me laxatives and some anti depressants and they provided me some relief. O

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Use combination of pregabalin plus nortriptyline,you may be suffering from peripheral nerve entrapment syndrome ...  Read More

I had this pains very regularly since feb 22nd I went to ER they took my ECG, 2 d echo, troponin, chest xray, blood reports everything came normal but this pain sometimes comes and goes like sharp and also i have pins and needles nowdays , and chest spasms whenever I yawn I get that spasm in my left chest nd right both, do I need to get TMT ? Becau

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Musculoskeletal pain & anxiety ...  Read More

Dear Doctor, I am getting getting Sharp pains randomly in my body since 2 days and there is no fever. Tested for malaria,typhoid,hbsag,hiv and all came negative but crp was 42.8 mg/l. I was on clonozepam for 3 months for anxiety and stopped 15days back. Not sure why these pains are coming? Kindly let us if it any infection. Body temperature 97-98 c

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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult. ...  Read More

Sharp shooting and/or stabbing pains in/on anywhere on the body, such as the head, face, neck, shoulders, back, chest, stomach, groin, legs, feet, toes, arms, hands, fingers( anxiety symptom?

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Dear sir we need more history. If it is secondary to anxiety it can be cured with medicines and counseling ...  Read More

So i will keep this straight i have had tons of ecgs, echos and tmts last year.I don't really have problems except possible pots due to my symptoms like my HR just jumping to 120bpm when i walk, but that's not the problem the problem is the strong sharp chest pains i am getting today.They are happening every now and then,they happen at one small sp

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It is not heart related ...  Read More

What are the reasons for shooting pains in head that. Comes stays for few hours goes away I have pointing sensations in jawbone also what are the causes for this doctor I am so worried

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Could be migraine, tension headache Needed detail history Consult for further management ...  Read More

Have extreme ear pain, is something I noticed about 3 weeks back, would come and go. But today it's extreme. Chewing swallowing even refluxes/burps/hiccups, air pressure variations are causing a shooting pain. All the way from the jaw all around the ear in a circle. The pain is pulsating in natureb in the centre and constant and dull all around.

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Hi detailed history needed,take tab zerodal sp now ...  Read More

I am experiencing sharp shooting pain at my upper part of back on left side at a certain point. I feel like the pain is moving to different points sometimes. I have gastric problem. Not sure what causes this

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I would say never ignore any such pain, plz consult for advise and treatment ...  Read More

Dear sir My age 30 unmarried am healthy. Weight 57 No smoking and alcohol habit We having fastings till 30 days . Now 10 days completed. I tested covid positive and recovered at home in December Am feeling sharp chest pain sometime left or right side in chest or below chest am confused whether its attack Symptom or normal so pls clarify...

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Mostly it is muscular pain Get ECG and consult ...  Read More

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