Stabbing ear pain?

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jodyxlee
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Stabbing ear pain?

#1 Post by jodyxlee »

Yesterday I started experiencing short sharp pain in my left ear. It's quite painful but doesn't last very long. Happened 3 times and today it's started again. When googling TMJ came up.
I don't know anything about it, but my jaw does click but I haven't had any pain.
Could it be possible my braces are causing this pain?
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Sparky
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#2 Post by Sparky »

Hiya!

I have had my braces a while, and I too go through what you have, stabbing ear pains, sometimes like throbbing. Yeah, I found it is from the braces, as your jaw and ears are connected, or something science related like that (I'm not very good at science) but I just take ibuprofen.

This could be classed as a good sign, it means that your teeth are moving about a lot. You might also start to get headaches, but I'd just take painkillers.

Hope your ear pain goes away!
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Felina Grimm
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#3 Post by Felina Grimm »

Mine started when I started wearing elastics. It's TMJ and not actually an earache. The right side would stop hurting once I took them off to eat or brush. It's been going off and on.
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#4 Post by newbite »

How is your jaw feeling? I wanted to chime in and suggest you get evaluated for bruxism. Clenching/grinding wreaks havoc on your jaw, teeth and gums. It's basically impossible to "cure" but you can mitigate the damage (to your teeth and gums, at least) by getting a mouth guard. Getting braces is great since malocclusion makes the effects of bruxism so much worse.
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Re: Stabbing ear pain?

#5 Post by jodyxlee »

Sparky wrote:Hiya!

I have had my braces a while, and I too go through what you have, stabbing ear pains, sometimes like throbbing. Yeah, I found it is from the braces, as your jaw and ears are connected, or something science related like that (I'm not very good at science) but I just take ibuprofen.

This could be classed as a good sign, it means that your teeth are moving about a lot. You might also start to get headaches, but I'd just take painkillers.

Hope your ear pain goes away!
I don't recall having it since this post...although I do get a lot of headaches. I just thought it was stress from the kids :lol:
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