Pain below the ear and neck: what it means and what to do?

Pain that occurs simultaneously in the neck and the ear, can be associated with various diseases, and not necessarily those who belong to the ENT-organs. The reason may be inflammatory processes of the ears, sinuses, teeth, lymph nodes, muscles, and pathological changes in the tissues of the spine.

Why pain in ear and neck

Soreness can be caused by various conditions, which are not always easy to diagnose because of the similarity of symptoms of many conditions, especially if they do not appear very clearly, although the reason may be related to low back pain and trigeminal neuralgia, sinusitis and mastoiditis may be the result of ear plugs and ear infection or be indicative of infectious diseases or mumps lymphadenitis.

Each of these diseases there are other symptoms that must be taken into account in the diagnosis. How is the diagnosis depends not only eliminate pain, correct diagnosis is important in order to prevent complications.

Diseases of the neck muscles

Inflammatory processes in skeletal muscle can be expressed in pathological conditions in which pain in the neck and neck - one of the most important symptoms.

• Myositis, which can affect how one or more of the muscles, is expressed in the formation of muscle tissue of the nodules. Seal tissue leads to compression of the nerve cells, which causes pain. Movements stiff, muscles can swell and shrink. Pain leads to the development of muscle weakness, rarely muscle atrophy. Damage to the neck can experience shortness of breath, difficulty swallowing. The disease can occur as a complication of influenza, SARS, or become a side effect of the peculiarities of professional activity.

Note! Myositis often occurs in drivers, pianists, violinists and people whose work involves prolonged standing in one position.

• Myogelosis - a violation of blood circulation in the muscles causes a seal muscle tissue protein, which the muscle to take gel form, weakened the elasticity of the muscles, they get spasms. Myogelosis is the result of exposure to cold, prolonged stress, injuries and incorrect posture, long-term heavy loads. Condition that affects the muscles of the shoulder and neck causing pain in the neck and weaken the mobility of the shoulder. Sometimes are the result of a myositis or are signs of early myopaattiset disorders.

Osteochondrosis

Problems of the cervical spine occur very often, and suffer from it not only older people but also young people. Under the influence of changes in cartilage and deformation between vertebrate cartilage and the vertebrae to squeeze the nerves, leading to a painful condition when pain is localized and radiates to the neck or head.

The disease tends to progress and grow the slightest movements.

Note! The slight discomfort of the neck and ear can develop pain that is running. Often associated with dizziness, impaired coordination and reduced sensitivity in the limbs.

Ear infection

Ear pain may spread to the neck, sometimes giving the mouth or affect the whole side of the head, where the local inflammation of the middle ear. Purulent otitis media associated with fever, discharge from the ear. An ear infection requires immediate medical attention, delayed treatment can lead to kroonisuus the degree of process and hearing loss.

Sinusitis

Sinus infection is often characterized by pain that affects the ear (because of the anatomical proximity of the organs of hearing and nose) and the back of the head and neck. The condition may be accompanied by stuffy nose on one side, mild fever, secretions from the mucus in the sinuses.

Ear wax

An overabundance of material, which is formed by the secretion of the ear glands, which in normal quantities helps to protect against ear infections, lead to the fact that if the water, cerumen swells, which leads to a sense of ear stuffiness, hearing loss and pain, which applies not only to the ear, but radiates to the neck and the head.

Note! To remove the ear plug can only be a doctor, it is strictly forbidden to do it on their own, especially with the help of improvised means. Self-medication can lead to inflammation and aggravate the condition.

Lymphadenitis

One sided, pain that affects the neck and ear, typical inflammation of the lymph nodes, which often indicates hidden inflammation in the body. Lymph nodes are a kind of obstacles, which is designed to protect the body from germs and bacteria. When the immune system is not able to cope with the infection, and the load of the lymph nodes increases the inflammatory process in the lymph nodes are the body's immune system in response to infection or other pathological processes - cancer metastasis, the introduction of a foreign body in the human body.

Other reasons

One-sided pain can occur for a variety of conditions related to inflammations, which affect the nerve endings. These symptoms may occur:

• if you have problems with your teeth,
• parotitis,
• neuralgia,
• hypertension,
• meningitis,
• encephalitis,
• migraine.

Symptoms

The main symptom, which combines all these conditions is pain around the ear and neck. Depending on the diagnosis, there are other symptoms, which, however, often overlap in various pathological processes. This is due to the fact that many of them affect the nerve endings in the spine, disrupting the blood circulation and supply the brain. Therefore, often accompanied by dizziness, unsteadiness, loss of coordination, nausea and vomiting. Inflammatory processes are characterized by temperature increase and violation of the outflow of mucus.

Mumps, which is popularly called mumps, manifested by swelling, can be on one side or both. The pain increases when you press on the neck area under the ear, and after chewing and swallowing.

Neuralgia of the facial nerve, is associated with impaired expression of pain.

Inflammation of the paired paranasal sinuses, usually characterized by increased pain when bending and stuffy nose with one hand.

Hypertension is a persistent increase in blood pressure.

Diagnostic methods

Often determine the disease just by their appearance is difficult, and therefore requires more detailed examination. The state requires an integrated approach to diagnostic methods, which includes collection of medical history and physical examination as well as laboratory tests and x-rays for diagnosis and special studies including EMG, MRI and CT.

Homeopathic treatment

Treatment using alternative medicine to give a more lasting effect, unlike pain medication. As a rule, resort to homeopathy when all medical methods have failed.

Symptomatic homeopathic treatment is used for the relief of symptoms, and then pursue constitutional means, which are suitable for a particular patient. Preparations are selected individually, taking into account external data, symptoms and the patient's reactions to stimuli, and both psychological and physiological.

Symptomatic drugs are more General effects, they are suitable for different patients with similar symptoms.

Eliminate the pain in the ear and neck for first aid is used to:

• Aconite (Aconit) referred pain in the ear caused by infection. The patient feels throbbing pain, which manifests more clearly at the entrance of a cold to a warm room, the patient thirst, heat.
• Agaricus is prescribed in neuralgic pains, when it seems that the neck and the ear hit the ice needles.
• Verbascuv - pain, which radiates to the ear, form of attack, which is often seen in the morning or the afternoon.
• Hin (China) - throbbing pain in the neck, a feeling that just blow your head off.
• Pulsatilla is prescribed for treatment of ear infections, pain accompanied by irritability.
• Silicea is used for weakness of the neck muscles, difficulty in movement.
• Aurum helps with muscle pain in the head and neck.

Prevention

Preventive measures are not related to physical activity, to strengthen the muscle corset.

In order to protect against infection, it is important to improve the body's immune defenses, not only by using the methods of tempering, but also the use of homeopathic medicines that are good for stimulating the immune system, resulting in a balance of all systems of the body.

Active lifestyle, proper nutrition also help to strengthen bone tissue, in the reasonable exercise makes the muscles strong.