If ears hurt, throat, painful swallowing, do not hesitate to go to the doctor. There can be many reasons for this phenomenon - diseases localized in disturbing organs, in the brain, or even other parts of the body. Only a doctor, having examined the patient, will be able to accurately determine what caused the discomfort, in what way they can be eliminated. A simple examination is not always enough - you often have to take tests and undergo instrumental examinations to clarify the diagnosis and exclude severe pathologies.
Relevance of the issue
Pain in the ears and throat, temperature - problems that any person has encountered at least once in his life. The danger of this condition is associated with proximity to the brain. Inflammatory processes localized in the ENT organs, especially accompanied by fever, often cause headaches, and in severe cases can spread to the brain structures. Such cases are known when a stroke manifested itself with stuffy ears and pain in them and the head. Soreness can indicate bad teeth, high or low pressure, inflammatory processes.
Most often, teeth, ear, throat with a cold sore. Along with this, the temperature rises, the state as a whole is weakened. In some cases, the disease is not even associated with the ears, and the pain spreads here as a side effect of the pathology. Determining exactly at home what exactly caused the syndrome is not easy. In order not to make a mistake and correctly assess the severity of the situation, to choose the optimal treatment, it is necessary to come to the appointment with a qualified doctor.
Pressure and pain
There are frequent cases when a sore throat and stuffy ears due to a sharp increase in blood pressure. This condition is associated with a risk of stroke. It is more common in people of middle and old age, but a relatively small percentage of patients are young people and children.
It is possible to assume that the cause is a stroke, if additional symptoms are nausea and vomiting, a feeling of pressure in the chest. Flies flash before the eyes, and pulsates in the temporal region.
Having noticed the described manifestations, you should immediately check the indicators and seek qualified emergency help. High blood pressure is an urgent and widespread problem, so in pharmacies there are quite a lot of medications to normalize the condition. If the pain in the throat and ear is associated with pressure, it is necessary to take a quick-acting tablet and lie down, waiting for the ambulance to arrive in the most relaxed position. It is necessary to distract from disturbing thoughts. If it is difficult to breathe, open the windows, unfasten and unfasten the pressure clothing.
Malicious microbes!
Sore throat and ear does not always indicate such a serious and life-threatening condition. Quite often, soreness occurs with a cold, flu or sore throat. SARS with a greater degree cause pain in young children, although adults are often quite difficult to tolerate. It is possible to suspect that the reason is precisely in such a disease if soreness is accompanied by nasal congestion and fever.
In the inflammatory process, the ears are also sore in the throat, because the mucous membrane swells, the nose does not breathe, the lungs cannot function normally. This leads to a lack of oxygen, insufficient supply of this element to the structure of the brain. As a result - the ears are laying, the head hurts. It is not necessary that the symptoms indicate an inflammatory process in the ear - it is quite possible, this is only an “echo” of the disease.
Ear infection
If the ear and throat hurt on the one hand, it is likely that the cause of the condition is otitis media or the consequences of such an inflammatory process. Children are more susceptible to the disease, it is recorded less often in adults. If SARS leads to a complication in the ears, the auditory tube is designed to allow air to enter the middle ear. Microbial infection provokes swelling of the tissues, due to which the air masses can not easily penetrate into the inner ear cavities. This creates a comfortable environment for the life of pathological microbes. Usually, the doctor will diagnose otitis media. The disease manifests itself in soreness in the ear, headache, fever, chills. Other symptoms are possible, indicating a general intoxication of the body.
If the patient has a sore throat, it is painful to swallow, gives to the ear, and examination confirms otitis media, treatment should be prescribed by a specialist. The program is practiced comprehensive. The patient is prescribed drops in the ears and nose to relieve swelling and enhance pus discharge. In some cases, a course of antibiotics is prescribed to inhibit the vital activity of pathological microflora. In the absence of adequate treatment, there is a risk of a breakthrough of the tympanic membrane under the pressure of accumulated pus or a violation of the integrity of the membranes that separate the middle ear from the outside. Pus can enter the cochlea of the ear and disrupt the structure of the internal labyrinth, which will cause hearing loss. The consequence is irreversible. Additionally, a malfunction of the vestibular apparatus is possible.
Situation development
As mentioned above, otitis media is more often observed as a complication of acute respiratory viral infections, manifests itself as soreness, poor general condition, temperature, ears and throat. Temperature and some other symptoms in some cases may indicate further negative progress of the condition: against the background of otitis, complications are also possible. Especially unpleasant is mastoiditis. This term refers to the inflammatory process localized in the temporal bone at the junction of muscle tissue, providing the ability to turn the head. The mastoid process is located behind the ear - these are cavities created by bone tissue and filled with air. If the inflammatory process in this area is ignored, it can spread to nearby tissues, including the brain.
If, against the background of otitis media, the throat hurts when swallowing and gives to the ears, it is likely that these are symptoms of another complication - inflammation of the lymph nodes. No less dangerous is neuritis localized in the facial, trigeminal nerve. Such a complication can cause facial paralysis. In any of these cases, a long therapeutic course is required.
The reason is the outer ear
In a number of cases, pains in the ears and throat are explained by pathologies of the outer ear - trauma of a certain area, skin diseases, sulfuric plug. The occurrence of a boil, fungal infection or eczema. However, sulfuric cork is most often found. The risk of this condition is inherent in any age groups. As a rule, the sulfur plug is explained by a certain condition, a disease, due to which sulfur is more actively generated, in larger volumes than necessary, therefore, the ear cleaning system does not cope with the load. The accumulation of sulfur occurs gradually. The processes are localized deep enough in the ear, so you can not see or feel the presence of cork. Her appearance can be suspected only by indirect symptoms. If a cork is suspected, consult a doctor.
If the pain in the ears and throat is provoked by a cork, they are preceded by a slight stuffiness of one ear (the one where the sulfur accumulations are localized). After some time, the symptoms are supplemented by sharp bouts of pain, similar to an insect bite. If you do not pay attention to this syndrome, a headache will be added to it.
What to do?
The localization area of the cork is the deep sections of the ear. It is impossible to extract it yourself. If the pain in the ears and throat is explained by a sulfuric stopper, you will have to consult a doctor for help in removing it. Use special tools. It is possible to remove the cork with water under high pressure. After the procedure, you need to make sure that the fluid has completely left the ear, otherwise there is a risk of inflammation.
What else is possible?
Often, pain in the ears and throat in children is explained by the ingestion of a foreign object into the organ. Of course, this is possible at an older age, but it is much less common. If the cause of pain is precisely this, you should not try to remove the foreign body on your own - there is a high risk of tissue damage, which can cause irreversible damage to the auditory system. If a foreign object caused damage to the eardrum, this will cause very severe pain. In such a situation, it is necessary to take an analgesic and call an ambulance team.
If a sore throat, gives in the ear against the background of a recent injury, you should also seek qualified help. As a rule, the doctor will send for a CT scan, MRI to exclude concussion and other serious conditions. Based on the results of the survey, they will select the appropriate program for stabilizing health.
Pathology of the spinal column
Sometimes the throat hurts and gives into the ear due to spondylosis in the cervical spine. With this pathology, protrusions, spike neoplasms appear on the vertebrae. In a particularly severe form of the disease, fusion of the vertebrae occurs, against which the pain becomes especially severe. The risk group for this pathology is people over the age of forty. The frequency of occurrence among men is three times higher than among women.
Spondylosis can develop due to salt deposits or against the background of curvature of the spinal column. Pathology is possible due to the frequent lifting of heavy objects, low mobility in everyday life or after an injury. To clarify the condition, it is necessary to do CT, MRI, x-ray. An absolute cure for spondylosis is impossible, but relief is achieved by regularly practicing therapeutic exercises, taking medications.
Osteochondrosis as a cause of ear pain
Osteochondrosis located in the cervical spine can also cause sore throat and ears. It can be assumed that the cause is dystrophic processes in the tissues between the vertebrae, if the lumbago is disturbing, the heart beats more often than usual, it hurts and is dizzy. Against the background of osteochondrosis, vision and hearing are weakening, ringing and noise are heard in the ears. The reason is the transformation of the vertebrae, the displacement relative to the normal position, the compression of nerves, blood vessels. Perhaps a violation of the structure of the spinal cord.
Osteochondrosis, like spondylosis, cannot be completely cured, but the manifestations of the disease can be weakened. Every day you have to do a set of exercises selected by the doctor, eat right and avoid heavy loads. The key to a high quality of life is activity in everyday life, control of posture, correctly selected bedding.
Infections and inflammations
If the ear and throat are sore, the nose is blocked and the temperature rises, it is possible that the cause is infection with streptococci, measles or diphtheria, scarlet fever. In some cases, the prerequisites are chronic inflammatory foci or caries. To assess the condition of the patient, it is necessary to take samples of biological tissues to determine the microflora, the presence of bacteria, viruses.
Quite often there are pains in the ears and with acute pharyngitis. Additional manifestations - a feeling of a lump in the throat and a dry cough. Measles and scarlet fever and other acute infectious diseases are another possible cause of the problem. They are more common in children, manifest themselves as papules, a rash on the skin. A much more serious problem is diphtheria, which is life threatening to the patient. It leads to soreness in the throat, sensations are given to the ears, the patient feels bad.
Nuances and manifestations
Quite often, the patient simultaneously has several pathologies. In particular, when it comes to inflammation of the mucosa, then such foci are formed in different parts of the body. If sore throat leads to unpleasant symmetrical sensations in the ears, this may indicate complications of pharyngitis. An asymmetric process often provokes paratonsillitis. In addition to discomfort in the ears and throat, the patient suffers from pain in the head. Sometimes the head is spinning. The asymmetry of the process in the vast majority of cases indicates the infectious nature of the disease.
Choose treatment based on the nuances of the case. We'll have to do the recovery immediately complex organs. The doctor, examining the patient, will determine whether it is possible to undergo treatment at home, or whether hospitalization is required. In a hospital, young children, pregnant women, elderly people, patients with severe manifestations of intoxication and severe complications are treated.
What will help?
If pain in the ears and throat is associated with bacterial or viral invasion, the doctor will choose a comprehensive therapy based on the characteristics of microflora. Tonsillitis, pharyngitis require the use of antibiotics. Often they are combined with anti-inflammatory compounds, antispasmodics, antihistamines, antiseptics and agents to enhance the immune status. The program should be a qualified doctor - not all drugs are combined with each other. In addition, the choice of specific medicines should be based on the diagnosis.
In addition to the selection of therapy in the field of the doctor’s responsibility, monitoring the progress of the condition. If the selected funds are ineffective, it is necessary to replace them with more effective ones. Stabilization of the condition, in turn, is not a reason for refusing drugs - this can lead to the development of resistant infection.
Local treatment
To alleviate the patient's condition and weaken the manifestations of the disease with pain in the ears and throat, topical formulations can be used. For the treatment of mucous membranes, chamomile infusion and salted water, a solution of furatsilin were widely used. For the local effect, you can use the drugs "Doctor Mom" and "Proposol." To throat does not hurt so much, take long-acting tablets (they must be absorbed under the tongue), Strepsils, Decaliten. To prevent the spread of infectious processes deep into the throat, drops are used to narrow the vessels. A popular drug is Mesaton.
Hygiene measures are an important part of the treatment of the disease. They are practiced in a hospital setting. The treatment of the ear cavity must be entrusted to a doctor who has special equipment.
If the cause of the pain is otitis media, in some cases, warming is indicated. If the process is accompanied by the release of pus, this type of therapy is strictly contraindicated.
To process the root of the tongue resort to anesthetics. The most popular drug is Dikain.
How to prevent the disease?
In order not to suffer from pain in the ears and throat, situations of overheating and hypothermia should be warned. This is especially important during the changing season, when the risk of getting sick is above average. It will not be superfluous to conduct regular hardening events - this will help stimulate the immune system, which means that bacteria and viruses will not be harmful to the body.
In an effort to minimize the risk of disease, you will have to completely abandon bad habits and review the menu. You should eat properly, enriching the diet with vitamins and useful components. Another important aspect of a healthy lifestyle is adhering to the vaccination calendar in force in our country. By regularly receiving vaccines, you can avoid many serious infectious diseases that are dangerous to human health and life.