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Sudden pain below left ear
Today, I have felt sudden pain below left ear, at the corner of jawline. It felt when lying on left with head tilted on my left shoulder. What can be the cause?
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Pain below the ear could be due to joint inflammation, ligaments, nerve or cardiac issues.Consult a physician in your area for a clinical examination and appropriate treatment
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The pain appears to be localized near the angle of the mandible/inferior to the left ear.
If the pain is only position-dependent and there is no swelling, fever, ear discharge, sore throat, dental pain, or difficulty opening the mouth, conservative measures such as avoiding pressure on that side, warm compresses, and a short course of an NSAID (if not contraindicated) are reasonable.
However, if the pain persists beyond 48–72 hours, is associated with swelling, fever, worsening pain, difficulty chewing/opening the mouth, or ear symptoms, an in-person evaluation by a physician (and ENT/dental review if indicated) is recommended.
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Most likely it's TM joint inflammation
✓Pain near the jaw below the ear is often due to muscle or jaw joint strain and usually improves with conservative treatment.
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✓Warm compress for 15-20 minutes, 3-4 times daily.
✓Soft diet for 2-3 days if chewing worsens pain.
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NSAIDS like ibuprofen will help
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Pain below the joint line needs a good history taking.Any carious tooth?any ear infection ?can also be due to inflammation of the tempero
mandibular joint.Any swelling in front of the left ear with pain like mumps?
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Please consult on practo.
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Take a painkiller If severe.Apply warm compress in the painful area.Dont open the mouth too wide while yawning.if no improvement consult online
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Would need more information.
Any cold and cough, any fever or hearing issue
Feel free to consult.
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Could be due to any infection and inflammation in early, within mouth, tooth or neck. Please share detailed medical history and then I can help you further.
For pain, you can take tab Ultracet one sos.
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Proper evaluation and personalised advice are needed for your concern. A detailed consultation would be best to provide accurate guidance.
Feel free to consult me for further assistance.
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Consult a general physician
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Feel free to consult
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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Tab zerodol sp three times a day after food for 3to5 days or as required.
Go to maxillary specialist for examination n know the cause.
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Muscle catch
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You need to general physician physically for evaluation.
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any jaw line pain and ear pain should consider cardiac causes. 1st rule out cardiac cause. i recently had a patient with left ear pain and jawline pain, who delayed to reach out hospital and next morning he had severe chest pain (myocardial infarction) leading to heart muscle damage due to delay. 1stt get an ECG.
secondly it can be due to acid reflux also. or gastritis.
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get an ECG done
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kindly do connect and consult with me for better treatment plan and advice on your case via PRACTO app
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Hi. Please provide a detailed history mentioning how many times it happened and since how many days. It can be due to many reasons like excessive use of wireless audio devices , exposure to loud noise frequently, Aggressive Usage of Qtips to clean your ear, ear wax or Poor sleeping posture leading to musculoskeletal pain at the region.
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Dr. Ashita Kuruvilla
General Practitioner
8 yrs exp
Kolkata
Need few more details for further evaluation. Kindly consult
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Dr. Shankar Lal Meena
General Physician
Jaipur
There are many causes behind this pain. Do u have pain during chewing or yawning?
Is it painful when you press at the sight?
Either musculoskeletal pain aur joint dysfunction may be a cause.
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Consult to a doctor because doctor needs ask some more questions to get to a conclusion
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Do not eat heavy foods. And consult a doctor
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Dr. Chaithra H
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Bangalore
Zerodol p when in pain
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Dr. Rose Johnson
General Physician
9 yrs exp
Pune
It could be due to ear /throat/tooth related
,need a detailed history and evaluation to get a accurate diagnosis
Do consult for the same
Dr.Rose
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Mr. Karamveer
General Physician
1 yrs exp
Gurgaon
It can be due to nerve impingement of the Trigeminal nerve which maybe associated with this pain
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You make take some otc analgesics and the pain will subscide with time
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Mr. Saurabh gupta
General Physician
1 yrs exp
Delhi
Avoid sleeping on the affected side for 1–2 days.
Apply warm compresses for 15–20 minutes, 3–4 times daily.
NSAIDs (e.g., ibuprofen, if there are no contraindications) or paracetamol for pain relief.
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If the pain persists beyond 48–72 hours, recurs, or is associated with swelling or fever, an ENT or general physician examination is recommended.
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Seek urgent medical evaluation immediately if the pain is associated with chest pain, shortness of breath, sweating, radiation to the left arm or jaw, dizziness
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Dr. Gaurav Jaiswal
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Jhansi
Avoid fried and spicy food
Water intake more
Green leafy vegetables more
Fiber meal
Do connect and consult
Will help you
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