earache
Americannoun
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earaches
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of earache
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Antibiotic use is driven largely by common colds, which produce secondary bacterial things like sore throat, earache, nasal congestion, sinusitis.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2025
One takeaway, Nittrouer says, is for parents, physicians, and speech pathologists to continue monitoring children long after the last preschool earache fades away.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2024
But his symptoms worsened and when he attended the GP with a swollen throat and a painful earache, he was immediately sent to the A&E for blood tests.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2023
“My grandson coughs in the evening, and it’s terrible,” said Brown, a Realtor who has battled headaches, a sore throat and an earache.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
And he almost wished he could have earache, too.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
These plants—in the form of ointments, potions, or burning smoke—were prescribed for everything from earaches and toothaches to flatulence and “pains of the womb.”
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 7, 2024
Though potentially heard as background in the acoustic landscape, it can trigger earaches, respiratory impairment, irritability, and other long-term adverse effects.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2023
Pharmacies are being asked to take on the prescribing of drugs for seven common ailments, including sore throats, earaches, urinary tract infections and shingles.
From BBC ● May 8, 2023
Week after week, 13-year-old Ami Korn holed up in his Tarzana bedroom with his dog, Barley, to quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus, waiting for the nagging headache and earaches to dissipate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
Q: What is the best way to relieve earaches caused by changes in cabin pressure?
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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