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Red ear syndrome

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An unusual type of head pain in which the ear becomes red and burning.

Attacks may be brought on by triggers such as touching the ear, heat, chewing, drinking, coughing, sneezing, and neck movement.

May be associated with migraine, irritation of the third cervical root, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, or thalamic syndrome.

It may also occur without obvious structural cause

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