Could this be an ear infection?

Question

ive never had one so i dont know, but a while ago i was having sharp shooting pains on the top back left side of my head so i went to the ER and they x-rayed it and sent me home with a muscle relaxer and told me it was a muscle tension headache. The muscle relaxers do not work and ive been taking tylenol, excedrin and advil for DAYS and it doesnt help a bit! And now it has moved to the right side of my head right by my ear. Its EXTREMELY painful. The whole right side of my face is sore and it hurts to move my jaw. The pain sometimes feels like it comes right out of my ear. I still cant tell if its just some kind of horrible migraine or what. I would just like to get the pain taken care of but i dont have insurance and id hate to go back to the ER and go through all that expensive testing just to help my pain. And i cant afford the tests just over a headache...What should i do?

Answer 1

i had something close to that it was something to do with my jaw spancems or somethin like that so go to your dentist and ask them to check it out and if thats not it i dont know

Answer 2

Could be a jaw problem. Any cracking sound when you open mouth wide or Yawn? See your dentist ask if it is TMJ. Dislocation is also a good possibility.

Answer 3

That sounds like more then a headache or ear infection to me. You should get it checked out.

Answer 4

i can tell you that i have pretty bad allergies and when my lymph nodes swell up it causes horrible pain in and around my ears....try using an allergy medecine for a few weeks to see if this helps. i use singulair and it really helps

Answer 5

Go to an acupuncturist. They are cheaper than these tests and more effective for this kind of thing.

Answer 6

get it checked out could be very seriuos