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What Causes Burning Sensation In The Ear?

My 56 yr old husband is experiencing A burning sensation in his left ear with a feeling of stabbing pain in the ear along with pressure. Ache/pain all the time but grows intense at varying intervals during the day and cannot lay on the side of pain. Also experiencing severe periodic headache in area near temple close to top of ear. This has been ongoing for up to 7 weeks. He has seen MD which referred us to an ENT which shows no ear problem at all. Mild to moderate hearing loss but this has been years oncoming due to job environment, so we suspect. ENT suggested Another visit in 4 weeks if doesn t get better and then an MRI. Chiropractor adjusted jaw for slight misalignment but he has had no signs of TMJ at all. Went to the dentist had X-rays but they show nothing as well. Can you help shed a light on what could possibly be going on? Should we be seeing a neurologist or a different specialist? Thank you for any help you can give.
Mon, 4 May 2015
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Read and understood the problems your husband.
This is an undiagnosed pain for the last 7 weeks, in spite being seen by many Doctors.
In such an incidence where the pain is in the ear with reference to the nearby structures with normal TM joints, normal ears as seen by an ENT Surgeon.
I would think of a condition called as Trigeminal Neuralgia unless proved otherwise.
I would advise you the following:
Review by another ENT Surgeon for clinical evaluation, endoscopy examination and other tests like MRI of the ears, brains and angiography;
Get a reference for a neurologist.

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What Causes Burning Sensation In The Ear?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Read and understood the problems your husband. This is an undiagnosed pain for the last 7 weeks, in spite being seen by many Doctors. In such an incidence where the pain is in the ear with reference to the nearby structures with normal TM joints, normal ears as seen by an ENT Surgeon. I would think of a condition called as Trigeminal Neuralgia unless proved otherwise. I would advise you the following: Review by another ENT Surgeon for clinical evaluation, endoscopy examination and other tests like MRI of the ears, brains and angiography; Get a reference for a neurologist.