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Common symptoms are a persistent sore throat, earache, hoarseness, and a lump in the throat or neck.
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Sayaka Blickenderfer, Health, 21 Nov. 2024
Irritation in your throat and certain nerves can lead to sore throat, cough, trouble swallowing, and earache.
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Sarah Hudgens, Health, 5 Oct. 2024
In some cases, students may even attend with an earache, diarrhea or wheezing, according to the health department’s guidelines.
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Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2024
While children may have a harder time distinguishing a bug in their ear from a general earache, adults should be able to tell right away.
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Aria Bendix, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1678, in the meaning defined above
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“Earache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earache. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
earache
noun
ear·ache
ˈi(ə)r-ˌāk
: an ache or pain in the ear
Medical Definition
earache
noun
ear·ache
ˈi(ə)r-ˌāk
: an ache or pain in the ear
called also otalgia
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