 mouth ulcers and earache 33 messages in this subject
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Hello, everyone. I have suffered from mouth ulcers since early childhood. As a child, I would get an outbreak about every six weeks. Sometimes with as many as 20 to 30 ulcers at a time. Fortunately, my outbreaks are not as frequent or severe now that I am in my 30’s.
Within the last week, I developed one of the worst outbreaks I’ve had in years. I have ulcers on the inside of my upper lip, one on my tongue, two on the roof of my mouth and one behind a back tooth.
Last night I developed the most painful earache that I have ever had. It started almost immediately. I went from fine to ”Oh my God, I’m gonna die” in about 5 minutes.
Could I possibly have developed ulcers toward the back of my mouth or throat, that might be causing a referred pain to the ear? Has anyone experienced this? If so, can you give me some hope?
Thank you,
Mary |
| Mary 25 June 06 |
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Hi Mary,
I am so glad I found this site, its been so helpful. Yes,yes,yes. I also get severe earaches, according to my doc I also had 2 small ulcer like things in my ear onch. My ulcers usually occour 5 or 6 at a time and they are at the back of my throat and I can alos feel them lower in my esophogus. I should also mention that I have had chrons disease for 17+ years ( I am 28 now). For my latest bout I was given viscous xylocaine, which comes in a thick gel like consistency and completely numbs for 20 min if your lucky. Unfortunetley I have found nothing capable of helping my earachs, for now but I will keep looking!
thanks
Tracy |
| Tracy 25 June 06 |
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Tracy,
Thank you for sharing your experience. It’s just awful isn’t it? I have now discovered that I have about 20 ulcers on the back of my mouth and tonsil area. I would not be shocked to learn that the ulcers extend down the back of my throat. I had some yogurt, as suggested by others on this site. I think it may have helped abate the ear pain to a small degree. I have also been spraying my throat with Chloraseptic every 10 minutes. Of course, the directions say to use it every two hours. . . but oh well. I haven’t been to the doctor about my ulcers before. Maybe he could give me something stronger. This a great website. Glad to know that I’m not the only one.
Mary
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| Mary 25 June 06 |
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i have had mouth ulcers since i was three years old. they can be anywhere in my mouth & throat.
i have at this moment a right ear-ear ache as i have ulcers on that side of my mouth & have had aches going upto under my eyes.
my are definitely hormonal as i get ulcers one & a half weeks before my period without fail. this started in my late 20’s.
the only time i do not get ulcers is when i am pregnant, obviously no period no ulcer.
as soon as i stopped breast feeding they started back.
mine last 2 weeks sometimes 2.5 weeks.
i have upped my B vits & zinc & iron & nothing ever ever ever has helped apart from being pregnant, so i know it is definitely hormonal.
i was told by a hospital doctor that thalidomide could help but that it was best for women who had already had children. DO NOT TAKE IF YOU ARE PLANNING A FAMILY.
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| annette 29 June 06 |
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| hi mary you need to go to your doctor and get a prescription for becotide 100 inhaler,inhale into your mouth then exhale after 10 sec 4 times a day for 25 days,it reaches all round your mouth and throat were you cant reach with creams. |
| neal 29 June 06 |
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HI I just discovered this site. I am a mouth ulcer sufferer too. I have had experiences with ear aches. Sometimes the ear aches gets so severe, it causes a fever.
I find that the ear aches seems to manifest when my ulcers are at the back of my throat or at the lateral sides of the tongue blade.
Mary i have also noticed that my ulcers typically coincide with when my period is about to come. I have long suspected that my ulcers have something to do with hormones but just couldnt be sure.
Thank you for sharing your experience and shedding some light for me. |
| Jenna 30 June 06 |
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| Hi, good to know I am not the only one. I am in the middle of by far the worst ulcer attack ever experienced. I must have about 200 on every part of my mouth. Gums, lips, tongue are all covered. My gums have swollen right up and I can only eat soft things very slowly. It is horrendous. I have noticed though that my ears do ache sporadically and historically I have had a few ear infections as well as being prone to MU. Recently I stopped using SLS toothpaste and I haven’t had an MU for 3 months, but having suffered a virus this week the little gits have taken advantage and wreaked havoc on me. I am pinning my hopes on hydrocortisone pills but I can’t really see anything working except time. It could be hormonal but being a boy my hormone activities aren’t so easily tracked. I would love to get to the bottom of it though. I eat a good diet, am fit and healthy otherwise, non smoker, maybe I should start! Anyone else had such an extensive attack? What happened? |
| Oliver 1 July 06 |
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Hi Oliver, I get them pretyt severely too. I get them on my inner cheeks, under my tongue, inner and outer gums, further back in my mouth and the tonsil area(most painful for me, because where the jaw opens and closes).
I get earaches as a ”prodromal” symptom. Thats’ how I always know the MU’s are on the way. I get a warm feeling in my head, sometimes without a fever, even though it feels like I have one. Occassionally there is a low grade fever, though. I get extremely fatigued to the point where I just have to sleep it off!
It would be interesting to know why we get the earaches. One doctor suggested herpes in the ear (gulp), but after being given high doses of Valtrex with no relief, that was eliminated. Valtrex does nothing for me. I used to think that I had ear infections and was sometims given antibiotics without the presence of infection. Then I figured out the connection with the MU’s. |
| Ina 6 July 06 |
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| Hi I also get earaches when i have ulcers at the back of my throat. My doctor has said this is because the ulcer is causing the area around to be inflammed and swollen. Your glands become swollen which puts pressure on your ear drum creating a similar feeling to an inner ear infection. |
| JJ 15 July 06 |
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| I have just one big ulcer right now and it’s on my bottom lip, but I also have nasty earache. There’s definitely some correlation--I had chronic ear infections as a kid and I started getting ear pain again around the same time as my mouth ulcers got bad. I thought I was getting ear infections again but it turned out it was just the ulcers... I find ibuprofen helps the ear pain, and this stuff I bought in the US, called KANKHA gel helps the mouth ulcer pain. Nothing seems to speed up the heeling process though, which I swear gets longer with each ulcer I get. |
| elinor 24 July 06 |
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This is my first really bad ulcer outbreak, I’ve been getting them my whole life, but all of the sudden I’ve had them for a month. I too got a horrible ear ache and was worried the ulcer may have caused an infection in my ears and glands. I have this fantastic prescription mouthwash that is generally for cancer patients, it is Benzydamine, it has a local analgesic that numbs the throat and mouth. Bezydamine is a non-steroid anti-inflammatory and takes down the swelling and pain with a couple days. I’m really happy this site exists, I was worried I was just getting this strange random infection as a result of my period and being tired. If nothing else works for you, I would really try the mouthwash, it has really done wonders for me. I’m so happy we’re not alone on this!
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| Jane 25 July 06 |
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It’s such a relief to hear that earache and other symptons when I have ulcers are experienced by others. I have had so many ulcers this year and bad earache. I eat healthily generally but am convinced it is stress, tiredness and hormonal related - though I will try the no wine option and see if that helps. I also found Ibuprofen helps when I have earache with ulcers.
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| Sian, 30 July 06 29 July 06 |
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Same thing has happened to me. I have had them all my life, I am 46. The pas six months has been the worst. For the first time I am getting them under my tongue, and my ear hurts. I went to the doctor this is what he said and my dennist has also told me this. It is not what we eat, not easy for me to accept that. It is a autoimmune disorder. Maybe some foods can trigger it. I am very careful about what I it and still get them.
My doctor put me on Prednisone 5 MG QTY 48 12 day pack. That was Tuesday. I am pain fee and feel better than I have in months in only three days. I was in so much pain last weekend all I could eat was soup and icecream. I am still going to watch my diet. I am not ready to try anything with acid yet and strawberries scare me. Do any of you eat yogurt with fruit in? I just strated eating yogurt a few months ago,my dad thinks that may have had something to do with all my outbreaks lately. My doctor says go off my diet,eat I want. I hope all of you go see a MD. My family pushed me into going. Take care Karen |
| Karen Causey 30 July 06 |
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| I used to have ulcers when i was about 18 to 21 years old. Now i am 36 years old and for the last 9 years have ulcers up to 8 to 10 weeks at a time. I thought it was stress as a do run a high powered job (however i eat healthy, dont smoke and exercise frequently). I have tried ALL kinds of remedies. Its NOT/IS good to know that other people experience ear ache with mouth ulcers, this is something i am going through at present. This usually happens when i have ulcers on my tongue (which i have had 3 there now for 6 weeks) GREAT. |
| Richard Drew 31 July 06 |
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I have experienced mouth ulcers on and off since I was 16. Im now 27 and they are at there worst accompanied by a sore throat, ear ache, tiredness and head aches. I am also a chrohns sufferer and did believe this was connected however recently my stomach has been fine yet i’m still suffering. I have started to make a diary of the outbreaks as im starting to believe like others on this site that my periods and hormone levels are connected to the outbreaks. I have not tried many remedies apart from lysine and cranberry juice both have not worked. My doctor is quite weak in knowledge of this area I feel like taking information off this site to him as all he ever prescribes are anitbiotics to sort my throat infections that develop from the ulcers. I have felt that ICE does soothe the ulcers however im yet to find my cure.Thanks to you lot on this site I now have many more remedies to try if anyone has any suggestions please reply.
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| Nicola Crees 17 August 06 |
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| I have had canker sores as long as I can remember. I was canker sore free during my 3 pregnancies. So you would think its hormone related. However, I had a total hysterectomy 7 years ago, removing ovaries too. I have been on hormone pills (cenestin) for 7 years and my canker sores have continued just as before. So I’m just not sure about the hormone connection. I also get the headaches, fatigue, etc. when I have a major outbreak. |
| Carla 28 August 06 |
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I suffer from MU’s occassionally. I don’t get any when I use Sensodyne toothpaste (non-sls). However, 2 weeks ago I bought Crest Sensitivity without checking the ingredients and sure enough I developed a mouth ulcer unlike I’ve ever had before. It turns out Crest Sensitivity does contain SLS. The ulcer is on the lateral part of the base of my toungue deep in my throat. This ulcer has not only caused severe pain at the site of the ulcer but also an intense earache, moodiness, temporary fever, minor pain and stiffness in the neck, dizziness and has basically made me feel like I am on the verge of death.
As I write this I’m suffering great pain and anxiety because about 30 minutes ago I’ve noticed the start of another ulcer on my gums near my top molars. I’m dreading having to deal with yet another ulcer. I’m sitting here contemplating what I will do, how I will cope with this new ulcer along with the one I already have. I’m at work and can’t even think about getting anything done; the only thing on my mind are the ulcers.
Life is grand when the ulcers aren’t present, life isn’t life when they are. |
| Chad 7 September 06 |
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| I have suffered from mouth ulcers for 10 years now. I am 46 years old and I dont know for sure what triggered them to come on 10 years ago but, I was on a diet with a bunch of girls from work called the cabbage soup diet and I lost 10 lbs in two weeks and bingo after that mouth ulcers and they have not let up. I recently was diagnosised with a rare form of cancer, although the ulcers were not related to the cancer I am now finding out from a great homapathic doctor that my immune system is lowered by the ulcers and that is how I got the sarcoma. I was just tested (blood)for food allergies and I am waiting for the results> I will let you know if this is the answer, A good tooth paste to use is Rembrandt Canker sore tooth paste I order it online drug store.com by the buckets full, it has truly helped. Mine have been so bad some times that I could’nt work or have any kind of social life. I pray we find a answer to cure us all. |
| sherrie 8 September 06 |
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| In the past when I have a large number of ulcers, I have pain that appears to be a earache. Recently I had approx. 15 ulcers in the back of my throat. This was very painful. When I went to the doctor she determined that I had a sinus infection, but I did not have any symptoms of a infection, no runny nose or stuffiness. However, I did have a bad headach. She determined that my ulcer onset was caused by a secondary infection from my sinuses. |
| Dee Lo 8 September 06 |
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| hi i have bad mouth ulcrer when i was in 15. now iam 25. i have suffered form ulcer in mouth for the past 10 years. if I any hot or spicy food the it will come. kindly give me permanent solution for my mouth ulcer. |
| vee. ram 12 September 06 |
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| This is amazing to read I have been to 2 drs both of who, said I have no ear infection and that the ulcers in my mouth with oral thrush is just a coincidence! I kept describing the pain as like a lump stopping my jaw from closing, sneezing was by far the worst sensation. I am now 100% convinced that it is an ulcer causing the pain. I am a sufferer of them periodically but never had an out break like this. thanks for making me feel better about my problems! |
| Paula D. 2010 28 January 10 |
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Hi everyone. Ive been getting ulcers since i was about 7(im now 18). It runs in my family but i dont think anyone gets them as bad as me. Ive lost count the amount of times ive been in tears due to the pain. Its so frustrating because hardly anything gets rid of the pain. I have found one 'miracle' gel though that has helped me alot in the past, its called Medijel and you can buy it from Lloyds pharmacy in the UK. I dont know why but it gets rid of all the pain very quickly and is one of the only gels that actually works for me. The only downside is the relief is short lived but at least it stops hurting for a while!
Im messaging on this page though because my ulcers almost always cause ear aches. I have an ulcer on the side of my tongue at the moment which is tiny but causing so much pain. Ive also had a sore ear all day. Ive been so grumpy today and its very hard to explain to people that just one little ulcer can make you feel so horrible. You cant eat, can barely drink anything, you wake up all the time during the night. Ugh i hate mouth ulcers!!! |
| Elizabeth Pugh 26 February 10 |
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| Hi everyone, this is my first time to contribute, i just bumped into this website. Iam now in my third mouth ulcer!!!its painful and stessing to say the least!!it also caused me to have an earache. its at the back of my mouth, at the upper part of the ulva(soft palate). any suggestion pls write to kamjames92@yahoo.com.thanks |
| James Kamau 9 March 10 |
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| *I'm over here about to lose it from the pain. I have the biggest ulcer I've ever had, and it happens to be sitting on my gums where my impacted tooth won't completely grow in. My throat, and ear are killing me. I've birthed children with slightly less aggravation. I've been searching page after page wondering if I have something more serious. The only thing that helps is Ibuprofen, and that only takes the pain from my ear, and throat. The ulcer itself doesn't stop hurting. I've been getting these things about half of my life, and they certainly are coincide with my menstrual cycle. However, the frequency increased when I was pregnant with my third child. When I first started noticing a pattern I looked up potential causes, and I read somewhere that the drop in iron levels (which often women experience during menstruation) is one cause, not hormones. |
| Kiara 28 March 10 |
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| It's nice to know there are otehr people that feel this pain! I am 34 and have suffered from them since I was 3 years old. However, for the past 10 weeks I have had a continuous outbreak. As soon as 4 or 5 heal, they are immediately replaced...it's miserable. I have tried everything from antibiotics, prednisone, gels, creams, herbal remedies, changing my diet, special toothpastes etc...sometimes a shot of steroids help to heal them ( or should I say they seem to heal faster) but lidocaine is the only thing that helps the pain, and even then for only a few minutes. Incidentaly, I went to a cosmetic dentist that saw I had a huge one in the top of my mouth and asked if he could use a laser on it free of charge...I was skeptical but let him do it and the mouth ulcer was completely gone when I walked out and he was right, I haven't gotten one in that exact spot since. Miracle cure but who can afford to have 10 and 12 sores "laser'd" at one time? I sure can't? I also get referred pain very often ( ears, jaw etc...) |
| KG 17 May 10 |
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| Hi there fellow sufferers - so glad I stumbled across this website. I too suffer from chronic mouth ulcers, the worst being at the back of my tongue. When I get ulcers there I always get referred earache - I say earache - what I mean is absolutely excruciating "shoot me now" ear pain. My doc is brilliant and told me the answer is to treat the ulcers and the ear pain will stop. He prescribed me a Beclometasone Inhaler (for Asthma). As it is a steroid spray it reaches the areas you can't possibly reach by normal means. I am also taking Corlan Pellets. These are tiny steroid pellets you put in your mouth as near to the ulcers as possible and let them dissolve. I use both of these meds whenever I get the ulcer "tingles" and it stops them dead. Hope this is of help to you all. Emily |
| Emily 30 May 10 |
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| I have a 2 mouth ulcers in the very back of my mouth right now. It seems like every time I look at them in the mirror, they just get bigger and bigger. I have never experienced this before. I have had canker sores but those were tiny and easier to manage. I also have an awful earache on the same side that my sores are located. I have a feeling this is hormonal. Either that or strep throat(?) |
| Tara 31 May 10 |
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Hey!
This may sound odd but when you get mouth ulcers do your tongue become a sort of greyish colour? It always happens me...and once they've gone, my tongue reverts back to its normal healthy colour! |
| Sara 31 May 10 |
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| Just started down this road myself (past 2 months or so). Has anyone tried the homeopathic medicine (Borax 6C) along with lysine? |
| Karen 17 June 10 |
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| I am 30 years old and have been getting mouth ulcers for years. Initially, I thought they were caused by indents from my slightly misaligned teeth as they would suddenly appear on my tongue in the mornings especially when I suspected I was clenching my jaw during the night. However, very occasionally, I would get a very uncomfortable ulcer on the back of my throat. I've had one now for 3 days which has started to make me feel feverish and fatigued. I have never treated them with antibiotics but with plenty of rest, liquids, anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen and keeping the mouth area clean with mouthwash, vigorous brushing of teeth and gargling salt water. I too believe they are brought on, like many ailments, by stress and usually follow a cold or a period of either over work or over play. |
| Chris 8 July 10 |
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I have the same thing. Mouth sores on my inner cheek and enlarged lymph node on the same side(right).
It makes it feel like it is my ear but it is my lymph node. My doctor thinks I have Mono. But I won't have results for a couple days. |
| Veronica 35 12 July 10 |
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Veronica,
What were the results when checked for Mono?
Thanks,
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| Heidi 31 August 10 |
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Look at the answers about Vegemite. It is yeast that is the answer for sure.
When I was at boarding school I suffered terribly wih mouth ulcers that always lasted quite a long while, and my infirmarian nun at the school made me eat a block of live yeast every day, which made me feel quite sick. the block was about 2" by 1" sqare, but I have to say that it evenutually cured my mouth ulcers for good and I have not ever had one since. |
| NIcola Devlin 31 August 10 |
