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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.
—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.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
Humans have been using castoreum for more than 2,000 years, mostly to cure ailments like headaches, earaches, toothaches, fevers and gout.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
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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.
—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.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
Humans have been using castoreum for more than 2,000 years, mostly to cure ailments like headaches, earaches, toothaches, fevers and gout.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
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“Earache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earache. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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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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