How to get rid of a bad earache
How to Cure Ear Pain - TMJ, Ear Infection, Negative Ear Pressure, Ruptured Eardrum, etc.
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let's just hope that this is not the
cause of your ear pain
your pain is relatively common among
children and adults and it is highly
likely that you'll experience ear pain
at some point in your life in fact
chances are that if you're watching this
video right now you're probably
experiencing some ear pain as I speak
and you're looking for a quick temporary
solution that may alleviate this ear
pain until you can make it to the doctor
that being said I promise not to waste
your time but in order to relieve your
ear pain you first have to understand
what is causing your ear pain I do want
to give a quick shout out to eocera for
sponsoring this video but more on them
in a little bit there are several common
causes of ear pain and several different
ways to treat them let's start with
temporomandibular Junction dysfunction
what's commonly known as TMJ dysfunction
is when the temporal mandibular joint is
located right here becomes painful this
can be caused by a variety of different
factors including clinching or grinding
your teeth an uneven bite chewing food
or gum on only one side of your mouth
inflammation in the joint capsule due to
conductive tissue disease or a not in
your masseter muscle also known as your
jaw muscle the reason this condition
causes ear pain is because this joint is
extremely close to your ear and it can
often refer pain which makes you think
that it's your ear that's painful
several at-home treatments could include
taking over-the-counter
anti-inflammatory drugs or actually
massaging the masseter muscle the way
that you would do that is you would take
your thumb you would push it up against
your masseter muscle and push down on
that muscle to stretch it and oftentimes
that can alleviate the pressure inside
of the joint capsule you may also have
to consult with your dentist for them to
check your bite alignment or maybe even
get you a night guard for your teeth in
case you're grinding in some extreme
cases of TMJ dysfunction you may also
have to see a physician for them to rule
out any other serious medical conditions
especially if it's a connective tissue
disease a second common cause of ear
pain is a significant negative middle
ear air pressure negative middle ear air
pressure typically occurs when you're
changing elevation quickly like when
you're flying in an airplane or when
you're driving through the mountains it
can also be caused by a condition called
used station tube dysfunction that
prevents your eustachian tube from
regulating the pressure inside of your
middle ear space the eustachian tube
connects your throat to your middle ear
and when it opens and closes it
regulates this pressure to keep it
neutral a significant negative middle
ear pressure will suck in on your
eardrum causing a lot of tension where
your eardrum is attached to your ear
canal skin the quickest and easiest way
to alleviate this type of ear pain is to
perform the valsalva maneuver you can do
this by plugging your nose and then
trying to blow air out of your nose at
the same time let me demonstrate this
for you
and I just felt my ears pop the reason I
could feel my ears pop is that I was
able to push air through my eustachian
tubes into my middle ear regulating the
pressure just be careful because if you
blow too hard and push too much air
through your eustachian tube it can
actually give you a positive middle ear
pressure which can also be painful so
just blow as hard as you need to just to
very slowly push some air into your
middle ear if this doesn't work I would
probably start looking for the phone
number of your doctor because the third
common cause of ear pain is a middle ear
infection a middle ear infection also
known as otitis media is when the tissue
in your middle ear space behind your
eardrum becomes infected you can also
have otitis media with effusion which is
when there's fluid buildup behind the
eardrum and this can occur in
conjunction with a cold a sore throat or
even an upper respiratory infection not
only can a middle ear infection be
extremely painful but it can also cause
a temporary hearing loss especially if
you have fluid building up behind your
eardrum this condition is much more
common in children than it is adults
because because of the angle of their
eustachian tube it is much more shallow
and it prevents this fluid from draining
out of the middle ear space but it can
occur in adults as well middle ear
infections typically require
intervention from a physician who may
prescribe medications to address the
pain and the infection your doctor May
recommend over-the-counter medications
like acetaminophen or ibuprofen and
allow the infection to heal on its own
in more chronic cases middle ear
infections can require the intervention
of an ear nose and throat physician who
may puncture your eardrum to drain the
fluid and put in a pressure Equalization
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now let's get on to the fourth common
cause of ear pain which is an outer ear
infection similar to a middle ear
infection an outer ear infection also
known as otitis externa is when your
outer ear canal and eardrum become
infected and painful some of the common
symptoms of this condition are ear pain
itchy ear canals liquid discharge from
the ear and possibly even a temporary
hearing loss this particular condition
also typically requires intervention
from a medical doctor who may prescribe
you things like pain medications
steroids or antibiotics additionally if
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relief before you can get in to see your
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you experience ear pain a fifth common
cause of ear pain is due to excessive
earwax or a foreign body inside of your
ear canal the skin inside of your ear
canal is very sensitive so if you get a
significant amount of earwax impacted
inside of your ear canal or you get a
foreign body stuck inside of your ear
canal like the tip of a cotton swab then
it could cause a significant amount of
pain especially if it happens to be
pushing up against your eardrum in the
case of earwax you may be able to remove
it yourself at home using a product like
earwax MD and just flush it out of your
ears in cases of a severe earwax
impaction or a foreign body stuck inside
of your ear canal you're likely going to
have to go see an audiologist or an ear
nose and throat physician so they can
professionally remove these from your
ear canal so the pain will go away and
the sixth common cause of ear pain and
this is a nasty one it is a ruptured
eardrum the eardrum also known as the
tympanic membrane is only comprised of
three layers of skin and it does not
take a lot to puncture through these
layers the eardrum is so thin and
delicate because it's designed to take
the vibration of sound and transfer that
vibration into your cochlea which is
your hearing organ ruptured eardrums are
typically caused by sticking things
inside of your ear canal like cotton
swabs so keep the cotton swabs out of
your ears there's a reason why there's a
saying don't stick anything smaller than
your elbow inside of your ear if you
feel severe pain after you stick
something inside of your ear chances are
you just put a hole in your eardrum in
addition to this pain you may also
experience hearing loss and dizziness
not to mention you might also see some
blood actually coming out of your ear if
you feel like you've injured your
eardrums because you stuck something
inside of your ear you just need to go
see the doctor right now because chances
are it's going to require surgery to fix
and let's just hope that you didn't
cause any damage to the ossicles which
are the smallest bones in the body that
transfer sound from your eardrum into
your cochlea if you cause damage to
those sometimes it can cause a permanent
hearing loss not to mention it's
incredibly painful at the end of the day
ear pain is no fun but you have to know
what's causing it so you can know how to
address it sometimes this ear pain can
be eliminated by doing things yourself
and other times it does require the
intervention of a medical doctor so
hopefully this video has helped you
identify what's causing your ear pain
and what you can do to fix it
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