earaches

Inner throbbing complaints

Earaches is the plural of earache, a pain inside the ear.

Earaches commonly result from infection, pressure changes, or referred pain from the jaw or teeth.

The children came down with earaches after swimming.

The word sometimes appears figuratively for persistent annoyances: His complaints gave me earaches.

causes

infection

Pathogen invasion causing illness

  • otitisInflamed hearing organ
  • bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
  • virusMicroscopic infectious agent

cold · flu · sinusitis · allergies · wax buildup · eustachian tube · congestion · tonsillitis · teething · altitude

symptoms

pain

Bodily or emotional distress

dull · aching · discomfort · pulsating · stabbing · soreness · tenderness · fullness · muffled · ringing

treatment

antibiotics

Bacteria-destroying medicines

acetaminophen · warm compress · decongestant · antihistamine · olive oil · garlic oil · hydrogen peroxide · irrigation · tubes · drainage

childhood

toddler

Child learning to walk

tugging · pulling · sleepless · fever · pediatrician · teething · bottle feeding · daycare · recurrent · chronic

Opposites
bodily location of pain

earachesheadaches

Pains in the skull

toothaches · stomachaches · backaches · heartaches

Family

earache

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G