hen you think of ear infections, you may think of childhood. Lots of kids come down with ear infections after swapping germs at school or even getting pool water stuck in their ears. But unfortunately,, too, and they may be just as painful as they were back then. Add in other symptoms like jaw pain, and it's twice the trouble.
Both kinds can cause jaw pain, and it's largely due to anatomy. “The jaw joint sits right in front of the ear and ear canal,” says Dr. Chen. So inflammation in the ear area will affect its neighbor, i.e., the jaw. Usually, a healthy person doesn’t need antibiotics to clear a middle ear infection, says Dr. Chen. While your body heals on its own, you can try the following things at home to help manage the tenderness in your jaw:Stick to soft foods and steer clear of hard foods to give your jaw a restAs for an external ear infection, you can still use the same comfort measures for pain, but you'll also need to be treated with prescription drops , says Dr. Chen.