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Suggest Treatment For Severe Ear Pain

I just had my tonsils out and I have a lot of pain on the left side of my throat and little or none on the right side the ent surgeon said my tonsils were very big with an absess on the tonsil on the right side of my throat.At the moment I am in a lot of pain on 1 side in my ear and also down my jaw
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Throat and ear pain can be severe after a tonsillectomy and may last for as long as 7-10 days after surgery. Ear pain is “referred pain” from the tonsil area and does not mean that anything is wrong with the ears. A prescription for pain medicine will be given following surgery and should be filled and given as ordered. No aspirin or aspirin-like products, such as ibuprofen, should be taken without first discussing with the surgeon. Chewing gum, in moderation, can help the pain by lessening muscle
spasms .
Take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Ear Pain

Welcome. Throat and ear pain can be severe after a tonsillectomy and may last for as long as 7-10 days after surgery. Ear pain is “referred pain” from the tonsil area and does not mean that anything is wrong with the ears. A prescription for pain medicine will be given following surgery and should be filled and given as ordered. No aspirin or aspirin-like products, such as ibuprofen, should be taken without first discussing with the surgeon. Chewing gum, in moderation, can help the pain by lessening muscle spasms . Take care.