PAIN BEHIND THE EAR

[grandma]

TO ALL PLEASE HELP! i STUMBLED ON THIS WEBSITE AND NOW i'M GLAD i DID
i'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF........
tWO YEARS AGO i WAS IN HORRIABLE PAIN BEHIND MY RIGHT EAR i COULD HAVE SHOT MYSELF IN THE HEAD NOTHING TOOK THE PAIN AWAY i TRIED CODIEN .OXY COTTON YOU NAME IT I TRIED IT. ONE DAY I WAS OUT DOING SOMETHINGS THE HEADACHE WAS SO BAD i DROVE MYSELF TO THE EMERGANCY ROOM THEY TOOK MR IN GAVE ME TO A DA. I TOLD HIM WHAT WAS HAPPENING HE SENT ME FOR A CTOF THE FRONT OF MY HEAD ALL THEY COULD SAY WAS MIGRAIN I TOLD THEM NO ITS IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD ANYWAY THEY LET ME GO AFTER 3 HOURS OR MAKING ME TOUUCH MY NOSE YOU KNOW TEST OF MOTION I TOLD THE MAN MY MOUTH FELT FUNNY HE SAID YOUR OK .. I LEFT AND NOT 30 MIN LATER I WAS PARALIZED ON MY RIGHT SIDE OF MY FACE.. MY DOCTOR CALLED IT BELLS PALSEY SENT ME TO A NERO DOC. THEY DID MRI FOUND TUMOR SENT ME TO A NERO SURGON TOOK MRI SENT ME FOR ANOTHER ONE  TUMOR IN MIDDLE OF TWO HALFS OF BRAIN SAID IT SEEMS TO BE BENIGN COME BACK IN A YEAR PAIN STILL ON GOING BEHIND EAR ON AND OFF. WENT BACK 2 YEARS LATER DID MRI SAID TUMOR LOOKS SMALLER

WHEN I TAKE A SHOWER AND WASH MY HAIR I GET THIS PAIN BEHIND MY EAR PUTS ME ON THE FLOORBEHIND THE JAW BONE UNDER EAR LOBE IS SWOLLEN ON BOTH SIDES IM THINKING MAYBE IT THIS MASTOIDITIS  AND IM NOT JUST GOING TO HAVE A STROKE AND DIE SOMEDAY ANY ONE ABLE TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS FOR ME. THANKS GRANDMA

[ppearl214]

Hi grandma.

I'm sorry to hear you are enduring such a terrible time. It doesn't sound like an acoustic neuroma based on the info you have shared. There is information available online noting what you have shared.  Consultation with your dr's is truly the best to do as they are trained professionals that can determine best way to treat you.  Many here may share similar symptoms (or diagnosis) and I am sending wishes for wellness to you.

Hang in there,
Phyl

[Jan D]

Dear Grandma -

Have they ruled out angina?  Women get heart-related pains that are not typical of most heart attacks.  I have prinzmetal angina, which is difficult to diagnosis and only occurs in women (I was told by my Cardiologist).  My pain is usually in the middle of my back, but it can also occur in the jaw.  It is being treated with 2 nitroglycerin tablets per day, which has helped greatly in my case. 

You might want to check with your GP and get an EKG.

Just a thought.

Jan D

[Janet]

You might try a headache or pain clinic as a place to start. They see all kinds of head pain. Do you live near a medical center or university hospital? They usually have pain centers there. 

Janet