Earache Symptoms

• Otitis externa
  
  
  • Typically, there is an earache, which can be severe.
    
    
  • Mild cases may have more of an itch than pain.
    
    
  • Touching or pulling on the ear worsens the pain.
    
    
  • Hearing loss
    
    
  • Ringing or buzzing sounds in the ear
    
    
  • Blocked or full sensation in the ear
    
    
  • Swelling of the ear
    
    
  • Thick drainage from the ear
  
  
• Otitis media
  
  
  • Pain in the ear (most common symptom)
    
    
  • Hearing loss
    
    
  • Ringing or buzzing sounds in the ear
    
    
  • Full or plugged sensation in the ear
    
    
  • Fever
    
    
  • Occasionally, discharge from the ear (eardrum ruptures and the infected fluid drains out)
    
    
  • Other symptoms in infants
    
    
    • Vomiting or diarrhea
      
      
    • Irritability
      
      
    • Poor feeding
      
      
    • Poor sleeping