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What Does Pain Around The Left Ear And Side Of The Neck Indicate?

I have pain on the left side of my neck. It starts just behind my left ear and then stops about at the top of my shoulder. At times I can hardly turn my head to the left. If I put an electric massager on it for 15 minutes it feels better for awhile. Do you think it would be muscle related or something else?
Thu, 11 Oct 2018
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Hello!

You might be having a sternomastoid muscle spasm myalgia. Since you say that light massage relieves the pain it usually will be a muscle spasm. If it is the case the pain should gradually decrease over a period of 1week to maximum 10 days. If it is not seeming to reduce I'd advice you to get an X-ray of the neck to see if your cervical spine has any problem.

Visit a docotor immediately if the pain is unbearable or is causing symptoms other than pain like tingling senaation, inability to flex the neck, pain elsewhere below the neck.


Dr. Karan Shekar.
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What Does Pain Around The Left Ear And Side Of The Neck Indicate?

Hello! You might be having a sternomastoid muscle spasm myalgia. Since you say that light massage relieves the pain it usually will be a muscle spasm. If it is the case the pain should gradually decrease over a period of 1week to maximum 10 days. If it is not seeming to reduce I d advice you to get an X-ray of the neck to see if your cervical spine has any problem. Visit a docotor immediately if the pain is unbearable or is causing symptoms other than pain like tingling senaation, inability to flex the neck, pain elsewhere below the neck. Dr. Karan Shekar.