Ear pain can be caused by ear diseases, dental diseases, temporomandibular joint disorders and other factors.
1. Ear diseases: When acute tympanitis, boils in the external auditory canal and acute otitis externa occur in the ear, the ear may show inflammatory reaction and accompanied by pain symptoms, and when clenching the teeth, it may cause pulling on the ear muscles and nerve reflexes, which may lead to the performance of ear pain when clenching the teeth.
2. Dental diseases: dental diseases such as periapical periodontitis, periodontal abscess -, there can be symptoms of dental pain, clenching the teeth can aggravate the pain, and radiate to the ear triggered by the pain in the ear root, the ear itself has no lesions.
3. Temporomandibular joint disorder: Inflammatory lesions of the temporomandibular joint can cause pain in the root of the ear and the area around the ear when biting the teeth, which is related to the cause of pain radiation.
If you have pain in the root of the ear when clenching your teeth, you should consult a doctor as soon as possible, and under the guidance of a specialized doctor, you should actively carry out the appropriate treatment, which will help to alleviate the uncomfortable symptoms as soon as possible.