The pain in the bone next to the ear when the mouth is opened wide may be due to inflammation of the external ear canal or temporomandibular joint disorder.
1. Inflammation of the external auditory canal: the patient’s own physical quality is low, and the resistance of the body is also relatively low, when bacterial infection occurs due to the lack of hygiene of the external auditory canal, the ear will be swollen and painful, which is manifested as the pain of the bone next to the ear when the mouth is opened.
2. Temporomandibular joint disorders: when the patient has deep overjet of teeth, there will be wear and tear of teeth, resulting in temporomandibular joint disorders, there may be inflammation of temporomandibular joints, and some patients will have pain in the bone next to the ear when opening their mouths wide.
If you have a pain in the bone next to your ear when you open your mouth wide, you should go to the hospital for examination and standardized treatment under the doctor’s advice after clarifying the cause of the disease.