Why does it hurt near my ear when I chew?

A common cause of pain near the ear when chewing is mandibular arthritis, which is a common oral surgery disease. If we usually have mandibular arthritis and suddenly bite something hard, it will cause damage to the mandibular joint and cause mandibular arthritis.

1. Patients with mandibular arthritis generally do not have organic diseases and mainly show functional disorders. There are three main clinical characteristics of mandibular arthritis, which can be summarized as pain in the mandibular joint, clicking of the mandibular joint and limited range of motion. There are often some triggering factors for patients to develop mandibular arthritis, such as suddenly biting hard food; opening the mouth excessively, causing joint damage; grinding teeth while sleeping, etc. People who have these factors for a long time are most likely to develop jaw arthritis.

2. Mandibular arthritis will cause obvious joint pain, which mainly occurs in the temporomandibular joint, that is, the muscles on both sides of the facial bite area. Pressing with fingers will cause varying degrees of tenderness. When you start chewing with your teeth, you may feel soreness and discomfort in the joints. When you open your mouth to speak or chew food, you may hear abnormal sounds in your joints. These sounds are often crisp, like the sound of something breaking or shattering on the ground. Long-term mandibular arthritis may cause the patient's lower jaw to tilt when opening the mouth, and may also experience varying degrees of dizziness and tinnitus.

3. In summary, mandibular arthritis is a common disease, which is often caused by damage to the mandibular joint, such as excessive mouth opening, chewing hard objects, and grinding teeth at night. Patients with mandibular arthritis may experience obvious popping sounds in the joints, which are relatively crisp, similar to the sound of broken glass; limited mouth opening, and jaw deviation when opening the mouth, affecting the appearance; and due to the effects of long-term inflammation, there are complications such as dizziness and tinnitus to varying degrees. It is recommended that mandibular arthritis should not be underestimated. Once an attack occurs, it should be actively treated as soon as possible.