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Q: Can Ear Pain be Connected with Pain in the Throat and Tongue

asked by: DoctorQuestion on February 28th, 2006

I have had a cold for 6 days. Starting sometime yesterday, a place on the back of my tongue on one side has become sore. It hurts when I move my tongue around to eat. It also hurts to swallow, although my throat is not sore. It does not feel swollen, but I don't know. The inside of my ear on that side also hurts, and the pain in my ear feels connected to the pain of my tonque, and the pain of eating or swallowing. I wonder if the ear and tongue pain is connected, and whether this is connected in any way to the common cold that I have had (but seem to be getting over). Is this something that will probably go away soon on its own? Is there any way I can treat it at home or with over-the-counter medicine?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on April 29th, 2006

Dental Health Answer A850

Oral-pharyngeal-middle ear infections can be connected to the common cold that has exacerbated into a bacterial complication. If diagnosed as a middle ear infection, your doctor can prescribe antibiotic tablets (amoxicillin-3X500mg per day for 7 days), local treatment with an antiseptic solution for the oral cavity (providone iodum 1%) , and antibiotic drops for the ear (neomycin dexametason). You can schedule a visit to your family doctor, and then an ENT specialist, if necessary.

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on April 29th, 2006

Dental Health Answer A850

You are probably experiencing an oral-pharyngeal-middle ear infection. Perhaps the infection is connected to the common cold that has exacerbated into a bacterial complication. Your doctor can prescribe antibiotic tablets (amoxicillin-3X500mg per day for 7 days), local treatment with an antiseptic solution for the oral cavity (providone iodum 1%) , and antibiotic drops for the ear (neomycin dexametason).

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