Health Tip: What's Causing My Earache?

(HealthDay News) -- Earaches are as common as they are painful and annoying. Factors that can trigger an earache are equally plentiful.

The ADAM Encyclopedia mentions these possible causes of an earache:

• Allergy.
• Ear infection.
• Sinus infection.
• Tooth infection.
• Common cold.
• Arthritis of the jaw.
• Damage to the ear from changes in pressure, impacted ear wax or an object lodged in the ear.
• Perforated or ruptured eardrum.
• TMJ (temporomandibular joint) syndrome.