How to Use earache in a Sentence

earache

noun
  • In May, the earache came back stronger, this time with a cough.
    Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Signs and symptoms of mumps include fever, headache, loss of appetite, weakness, earache and swelling in the neck or jaw.
    orlandosentinel.com, 8 Oct. 2019
  • His illness started with a nagging headache and an earache.
    Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2022
  • Some people believe that teething leads to health problems like runny noses, fever, colds, and earaches, but these are myths.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 9 Aug. 2019
  • On March 20, Brown had an earache and an unrelenting fever.
    Deon J. Hampton, Cincinnati.com, 8 Apr. 2020
  • When the girl had arrived at the ER, she was put in a busy area, where children with earaches or broken arms typically sit.
    Adam Rogers, WIRED, 24 June 2019
  • In almost every case, kids would get an earache or a sinus infection, with a headache and fever, Bragg told CNN.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The plan to build out its health care footprint seemed to have a shot at success: What busy parent wouldn’t jump at the chance to tackle the grocery list and their child’s earache in a single trip?
    Erin Brodwin, STAT, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Because of their location, these infections tend to cause earaches, neck pain, or pain behind the eyes or in the temples.
    Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • When Dr. Levine was 3 years old, he was injured while being treated at a hospital for a severe earache.
    Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 17 Aug. 2017
  • Signs and symptoms of mouth and throat cancers may include a long-lasting sore throat, earaches, hoarseness, enlarged lymph nodes and pain when swallowing.
    Marilynn Marchione, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 May 2017
  • If your child's teeth grinding is caused by a problem such as an earache or stress, this underlying problem can be addressed.
    Mary Caldwell, ajc, 30 June 2018
  • The health centers treat students who have a sore throat, rash, pink eye, stomachache, cough, earache and other minor illnesses, the hospital said.
    Robin Goist, cleveland, 17 Oct. 2019
  • For a student with an earache, say, the technician can first assess the eardrum in person, take video and photos of the ear canal, and connect the student to a doctor for a real-time consultation.
    Emily Holland, WSJ, 25 May 2018
  • Lama-Briseño describes how her young patients can come in for one thing, like an earache, and then the visit turns into something completely different.
    Caroline Covington, Washington Post, 9 July 2018
  • Each person’s story was very different — from an addict with pneumonia to a little girl with an earache — but the care and time Gerada was able to take with each of them remained the same.
    Longreads, 1 Apr. 2022
  • If a student in another building reports an earache, for example, the school will call the child’s parents for consent to begin a telemedicine exam.
    Robin Goist, cleveland, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Hassan, an 11-year-old Syrian treated at Tipton’s clinic for a sore throat and earache, told Israel’s Channel 10.
    Shria Rubin, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2018
  • My symptoms included runny nose, earache, loss of smell and taste, congestion, diarrhea, fever and chills, joint pain, back pain, and exhaustion.
    Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 22 Jan. 2021
  • But sometimes the wax can harden, forming a blockage that leads to symptoms like an earache, feeling of fullness in your ear, a ringing sound or noises in your ear, decreased hearing, dizziness, and even a cough, the Mayo Clinic says.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 29 Jan. 2019
  • Tuesday night appearance on Fallon’s talk show after the country singer’s usual guitarist — his producer Dave Cobb — bowed out with an earache.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2021
  • An earache, a sore throat, low oxygen in the blood, and much more — all are opportunities for remote diagnosis and monitoring.
    Marie Fishpaw, National Review, 18 Oct. 2020
  • If ailments such as earaches, sore throats and cold-and-flu symptoms are viral rather than bacterial, antibiotics would be ineffective.
    Melanie Evans, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2020
  • If your doctor is not accessible, minor ailments like a bad cold, sore throat, earache, eye infection, back pain or a cut needing stitches are best treated in an urgent care facility, now common in most cities.
    Jane E. Brody, idahostatesman, 21 May 2017
  • Mark Cheatham, who at first only developed mild symptoms such as a sore throat and earache before being hospitalized, was soon put on a ventilator after suffering extreme shortness of breath, a dangerous symptom of the virus.
    NBC News, 24 Dec. 2020
  • According to the American College of Emergency Physicians, an urgent care facility is likely a good choice for minor injuries or illnesses — cough, sore throat, earache, rash, minor cuts, etc. — or if the doctor’s office is closed.
    Oliver Kharraz, STAT, 2 May 2023
  • Health problems from pathogens associated with such bacteria including staph infections, earaches, rashes cysts and eye infections.
    Joshua Emerson Smith, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 July 2017
  • Nearly impossible to understand lyrics, chaotic composition leading to a head-spinning, earache-inducing song.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 July 2022

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