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Could Pain Behind Ears And Dizziness Be Due To Ear Infection?

My friend is 84 years old. She has had a siatic(?) nerve problem for a year. Today, however, she woke up with a great deal of pain behind her ear and has been dizzy all day. She does not have pain in her ear and she does not have a fever. Could this be an inner ear infection?
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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Hi,
Pain behind the ear is commonly due to mastoiditis, inflammation in the bone behind ear lobule. Dizziness explains her inner ear (labrynth) irritation.
sudden onset of vertigo in elderly patients can also be because of a small stroke like event in the posterior brain.
first, she needs labrynthine suppressants like cinnarizine, antihistamines like loratidine and some pain drugs. if there is no response, you need to consult a ENT surgeon.
Beware of falls due to vertigo, as a fall at that age literally mean a fracture.
All the best.
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Could Pain Behind Ears And Dizziness Be Due To Ear Infection?

Hi, Pain behind the ear is commonly due to mastoiditis, inflammation in the bone behind ear lobule. Dizziness explains her inner ear (labrynth) irritation. sudden onset of vertigo in elderly patients can also be because of a small stroke like event in the posterior brain. first, she needs labrynthine suppressants like cinnarizine, antihistamines like loratidine and some pain drugs. if there is no response, you need to consult a ENT surgeon. Beware of falls due to vertigo, as a fall at that age literally mean a fracture. All the best.