Figure pain behind the ear: head from the left and causes A -D
Pain behind the ear
Upper jaw - Maxilla
Molar and wisdom tooth - Dens molaris
Lower jaw - Mandible
Thyroid - Glandula thyroidea
Head turner - Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Belt muscle - Splenius muscle
Masseter (jaw muscle) - Masseter muscle
Facial nerve (7th cranial nerve) - Facial nerve
Mastoid lymph nodes - Nodi lymphoidei mastoidei Possible causes: A - facial palsy (Paralysis of the facial nerve) - Facial paralysis and loss of facial expressions B - lymph node swelling - Glandular Pfeiffer fever (Kiss sickness), Rubella infection, toxoplasmosis C. - Toothache - especially Inflammation of the molars (Molars) and wisdom teeth D. - De Quervain Thyroiditis - rare inflammatory disease the thyroid gland E - Muscular Causes - muscular tension in the Area of the neck and Neck muscles (no picture)
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