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Ear, neck and arm pain

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sharcerv52408
sharcerv52408

Have any of experieced pain behind the ear on the left side which sometimes alternates to your neck and or arm on the left side? Sometimes my jaw on that side feels tight too. Just wondering?

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  • monique_93857
    monique_93857 sharcerv52408

    Posted

    This is crazy I was just getting ready to post something almost identical to this this has been going on with me for a couple days achey behind the ear almost like A earache but not quite feels tight and your right in the jaw area my elbow and shoulder almost like a nerve tightened and release its self then you feel relief also makes the lip kinda feels funny maybe because of the tightness heck I don't know but the arm feels like carpal tunnel or something of the sort
    • charlotte26778
      charlotte26778 monique_93857

      Posted

      Indeed. But it helps knowing that other people have the same symptoms, doesnt it? smile try to entretain yourself by watching tv

       or reading a book, thats what helping me at the moment. You are not alone and i also hope it passes soon.

  • gentleballads
    gentleballads sharcerv52408

    Posted

    i experience this often too

    besides the other symptoms

    unconciously grind my teeth - they are wearing off very fast

    left arm especially the palm is numb

  • Valliday
    Valliday sharcerv52408

    Posted

    Has anyone discussed the teeth grinding with their dentist? Years ago I had these symptoms, headaches, pain in my jaw etc., so I mentioned it to my dentist, and then got a 'bite raising appliance'. It won't help with the stress, but it does stop the teeth grinding. It's just a little plate that slips into the roof of your mouth, and has a thick bit near the front that stops your teeth meeting. What I found was eventually I stopped the grinding altogether, as it actually breaks the habit. 

      It's worth having a conversation with your dentist. 

    Hope this helps. :-)

  • frizzerg
    frizzerg sharcerv52408

    Posted

    I googled the same symptoms, and it took me to your thread. Curious if you ever uncovered the cause of your symptoms?
    • sharcerv52408
      sharcerv52408 frizzerg

      Posted

      No. I just attribute it all to hormones. In fact, lately everything I feel I blame it on Estrogen. Whenever I run to the doctor about my symptoms they think I'm crazy. The times that I've had them test me to see what's wrong, everything comes back normal so I use deductive reasoning to conclude that it's hormones at play. I just wish these hormones didn't make you feel so bad!

    • frizzerg
      frizzerg sharcerv52408

      Posted

      OMG, glad to know I'm not alone!!! Mine has been going on for the past month, shortly after I went off of being on Birth Control. I stopped taking it because I am 42 years old, and that carries its own set of problems at my age. My OB started me on Progesterone, and that's when this horrible ear numbness/pain started. I stopped the progesterone after one month, but unfortunately the ear thing is still ongoing😬.

      It has been driving me so crazy, that my PCP ordered a CT scan, blood work etc, and everything has come back negative?!?

    • donna50502
      donna50502 sharcerv52408

      Posted

      Hi, about 10 years ago I suffered the same pain. I went to Dr's, two dentists, hospitals in absolute agony over a 12 month period to be told I had gingivitus ( my teeth n gums are perfect) to name just one thing. No tablet touched the pain, I lost over two stone in weight and was a painful 7 stone as eating triggered it. Eventually a lady who worked with the elderly suggested I had neuralgia, my doctor greed. My symptoms were so obvious but no professional clicked. I had epilepsy tablets and pain stopped immediately. Took for two weeks and stopped. I've had a couple of lapses, today being one. Back on tablets and should be fine.

      I did contact sports as a kid and possibly this caused it by a blow to the face. I do grind my teeth when stresses so that may also trigger it. A trip to the hygeinist triggered it also as he was a bit rough. Every visit to the dentist I make them aware as it can bring it on.

    • donna50502
      donna50502

      Posted

      I was 34 when it came on initially, its usually an elderly complaint so I think this is why the professionals missed the so obvious symptoms I hd over such a long period of time. The internet was not really used much tgen to look up. It was 13 yrsa ago not 10! How time flies!
  • anetta94863
    anetta94863 sharcerv52408

    Posted

    Yes, the same thing. I press trigger points there and phlegm flows from sinuses and ears. I think it is either RA or allergies.
  • Goodgirl
    Goodgirl sharcerv52408

    Posted

    Yes, I have pain in my left shoulder, when I raise my arm or lift something I get pain in my ear, went to the ENT, he found no infection could be caused from pain in shoulder, he told me to take advil or aleeve and to use heating pad on my ear, I am not sure about this , I will see  a doctor about my pain in the shoulder. I do have Osteoarthritis.. I also have Tinnitus , ringing in the ear, Does anyone have any answers?
  • monique_93857
    monique_93857 sharcerv52408

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    I remember this all to well I got the tightness in my 👂 which also caused pressure in my cheek on left side almost like it was coming from my back teeth it wasn't pain it was ache feeling I also felt like it was in my jaw almost like a numbness in my check muscles very aggravating feeling I used the pressure points it helped a little but not much i hated the pressure in the ear the most and the popping grrr good luck Ladies I'm almost 6 years through menopause it gets better as time passes I seen this post it caught my eye this one was most definitely one of my worst symptoms

  • jack24689
    jack24689 sharcerv52408

    Posted

    I have pain on my left side of my face neck and shoulder. Only can brin my left arm up shoulder high.
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