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Strange ear sensation after surgery?

I’ll do my best to keep this brief…

The six months following my wisdom teeth extraction have been difficult ones. As a result of what I was told was a “particularly difficult” extraction on the right side of my jaw, I’ve had sensitivity/hyperacusis in both my ears and persistent (but dull) TMJ pain on both sides of my face, but especially on the right.

Six months after my surgery I continue to feel a non-painful but annoying pressure sensation in my right ear that doesn’t go away when i “pop” my ears, swallow, etc. It’s quite uncomfortable, but about a month ago I had my ear checked out by an ear/nose/throat specialist following an infection and he said he saw no significant damage or symptoms that are unusual following an infection or major jaw surgery.

My question is, what might this pressure feeling be, and what can I do to get rid of it? I plan on meeting with the oral surgeon who worked on me as well as a TMJ specialist, and possibly another ear doctor as well.

Teeth are fed by blood vessels and nerves that go up through the roots. When the teeth are extracted, especially in "difficult" extractions, these surrounding tissues are severely traumatized. Most heal pretty fast except for the nerve tissues. They can take much longer.
During oral surgery the jaw is propped open – and wider than you normally open it. If the surgery was difficult it probably lasted longer than normal. I’m betting that the discomfort you’re feeling is in the TMJ rather than the ear and I’m betting that it’s a traumatized nerve. They’re all up there together and sensations can be referred from one area to another. TMJ pain is often felt as an earache.
I’m also gonna guess that you can’t do much to get rid of it. You’ll probably just have to wait for it to heal.
I’m not a doctor so my bets and guesses are just that. Hopefully you will get some answers when you meet with the good doctors.
Best of luck to you.