Left side of my neck painful, accompanied by headaches, ear

in the same stich but not as bad

Hello, I am having similar symptoms.  I don't have headaches, however my ear hurts constantly and there is a pain in my neck and all of this is on my left side.  I went to a ear, nose, and throat doctor.  He said my ear looks find.  He told me to take 400 mg of motrin for 10 days.  I did as he said, but the pain continues.  I went to my regular doctor and she said it looked like I have an ear infection.  So she put me on an antibiotic for 10 days.  that didn't work either.  She's now suggesting that I get an MRI.  I pray there's nothing serious.  I am praying for guidance right now.

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schfifty0five wrote:

For the past couple of months, I have been experiencing strange neck pains stretching from directly above my left clavicle traveling all the way up behind my left ear. Along with these neck pains, I have a terrible ear ache and constant popping in my ears. Sometimes, I get the feeling that I'm going to pass out. I'll start to hear a ringing in my ear and lose almost all hearing in my left ear. The pain also increases as this happens. Aside from one incident, I can usually shake it off, but the symptoms continue for up to ten to fifteen minutes. I'll get really bad shakes and jaw clenching(shivers), very high body temperature and sweaty palms and feet, really thirsty, loss of feeling in certain parts of my body, heart racing, foggy(almost dream-like and blurry) vision, muscle spasms/twitches particularly in my neck, an odd pain/tingling sensation just above my molars and wisdom teeth(almost like it's inside my gums, maybe my sinus cavity?), and horrible brainfog to where I can hardly think for myself. I've noticed that since the first episode and after each one, more and more white hairs seem to be appearing on my head. I even found my first white hair on my face just the other day. It's almost as though the circulation is being cut off to my brain.

These symptoms occur almost daily ever since I started seeing a blur in my left eye a few weeks before my first episode. The strange blur was in my eye for about a week, and at the end of that week, I passed out in my bathroom, waking up seconds, possibly minutes, later with a broken toilet, seeing colors, and having no clue where I was. I have only fully blacked out just that one time, but it has felt like it was coming on countless times since then. I usually just shake it off until I feel well enough to stand up and walk around without fear.

I've been to the doctor, thinking I had an inner ear infection, and they said that I have very little hearing loss and no signs of infection or fluid build up. My sinuses are also fine, but I feel constant tightness and fullness in my head. Sometimes this turns into headaches. I've had two hospital visits, five visits to the doctor, and a visit to the nurse at school all in the past two months. I've had an EKG, ECG, and an MRI done, and everything has shown up just fine. My blood pressure is fine, and from what doctors have told me, my heart is also fine. My last two wisdom teeth were just pulled two weeks ago, and it got rid of the ear aches and popping for a few days, but they came back recently.

Could it be a clogged artery? Could it be my heart? Could it be my thyroid? Could it be stress? Could it be anxiety or panick attacks?

I have a cardiologist appointment in four days, and I am going to make my first visit to the psychiatrist soon since my doctor, an ear specialist, and doctors at the hospital tell me I'm perfectly fine(except for maybe some slight paranoia and dehydration). I'm not sure if it's thyroid related(my mom has hypothyroid;I read somewhere that thyroid disorders uncommonly cause white/gray hair growth), if it's heart related, or if it's anxiety related at this point. It seems to occur more frequently when I'm thinking and obsessing about it constantly. I'm not sure if these symptoms are a harmful to me in any way. My doctor seems to think I'm fine. Any help?

I have all of this.the feeling of passing out is awful.after.12years and having to quit working I went to pain management.this is my occipital nerve I do nerve blocks every 3or4months the shots do work

Ask them about Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. The left side of my face all the way down to my fingers felt numb or throbbed. It was sometimes hard to take a deep breath, I felt foggy brained sometimes. They said the area around my collar bone was so tight it was pinching nerves and putting pressure on the artery. It was a very scary experience.

yes pls update what happened next or confirmation of a diagnose, i have these symptoms as well and as many others out there w no insurance im going crazy of not knowing whats causing this pain, etc. but at least to know what it is that way i'll save $$ for treatment before anything worse happens. thx much

i am having the same problems but it just started about 2 days ago and if it is a inner ear infection or something i should probably act fast so it doesnt get worse!

i had most of these symptons and just been told its angina get it checked dont leave it make a gp appointment and have an ECG

I have a question for you. Are you a singer or do you use your voice in theater/acting?

i am suffuring from same posititon please suggest me

I have has most of these symptoms for years and now at 43 they have gotten unbearable. I have been diagnosed with Chiari Malformation. Mine is pretty severe and they will be doing surgery in a few weeks on my head to correct the problem. I have had many mri's and Cat scans. This is something most regular doctors just look over or push to the side. MAKE them look for it!!

I'm Going though this right now. It hurts so bad that is hard v to focus. Anyhow. ...I went to a chiropractor and I had a rib out of place plus spasm right in my neck that the pain will go all the way to my ear and head. The chiropractor popped my back (almost cried) but in a spot atempt to align my back. He gave me some electricity on my neck. Advised me heart on that área and NEVER TO SLEEP ON MY STOMACH. Hope this helps.

Hey, I know your post is old but I was hoping you could help me, i think I have the same thing, when i was a little girl the orthodontist wanted to break with sides of my jaw and reset them , my daddy wouldn't let him do it. Im 40 now. About 5yrs ago I started having pain in my left shoulder blade, down my left arm, in my chest, jaw, head and ear(all on my left side and it's not all the time , but most the time) and my left ear feels clogged most the time. I have had blood work, ekgs, x-rays with nothing found the orthopedic said it could be fibromyalgia but I have also heard that, that is a pretty general dx, like when they are not sure what it is ??There are some days that I feel really terrible, weak and dizzy but i cant stop going but some days when I get out of the shower I have to sit or lay down a minute, there have been times I had to sit down in the shower because I felt so weak and dizzy , then there are some days I feel awesome! Could this be tmj, also? does that sound like what you had? I am starting to worry I have a tumor or something??? thank you.

I been having some similar symptoms like.....brain fog, forgetfulness, terrible headaches, eye pain, sometimes I feel like I can't breathe, whatever side the headache is on that side of my face feels numb, fatigue, chills, I had a bad infection as where my WBC was 50.4 and normal is 3-11, nausea vomiting, oh yea neck pain, sensitivity to light. ... this happened all the sudden. ... doctors don't know what it is. ..I need some help also.

Are you better now? If not I suggest getting neuromuscular massage therapy done. Explain symptoms & get them to work on your neck, shoulders head & face. This could be an all around problem solver

I had this problem for years. Pain on the lT. side of my face. Server pain. Burning in my ear. numbness in places of my face. my lt eye. develop a tumor. Years of going to Top Drs. in Tx. I went to a Dr. at MUSC in SC I had Trigeminal Neuralgia. I under went a major Brain surgery. ended up with a stroke on my Brain Stem. A year later I had a another major Brain surgery Gama knife at Richland. At SC. no better still in pain. One day I hope to find what is wrong with me . I have a Nasopharx tumor. Which I all ready had 2 major Brain surgery on so I could breath . No more Brain surgeries for me I had enough I can't take no more. is enough. No one Knows the pain I am in Daily. No meds help.