Dr. I have throat pain, hoarseness and an earache that won't go away. I do suffer from heartburn. Can the throat and ear pain be a result of GERD?
While it is not uncommon for gastroesophageal reflux disease to cause sore throat and hoarseness as well as ear pain and even ear infections, oth...
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head, ear, neck ache from gastroesophageal reflux
Elisa McGehee
Thursday, October 09, 2008 at 05:42 PM
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I am glad to hear this discussed. I have head gastro. disease for 35 years at least but it is selding felt in the throat or mouth. However, my chest pains often begin with a headache in the middle (front) of my head, then traveling to the right part of my head, making my ear hurt a great deal and it feels like my ear drum is going to break. It goes down my neck, jaw, teeth and then my chest and back.
However, most of the time my chest and back pain come like an arrow shot into my chest.