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
  • The earache has faded, Oksana said.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Kamilla’s earache and hearing troubles have been among their biggest concerns.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • Cruise ship medical facilities can treat a wide range of ailments, from earaches to heart attacks.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
  • 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
  • While children may have a harder time distinguishing a bug in their ear from a general earache, adults should be able to tell right away.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Swimming in polluted water can lead to illnesses, such as nausea, sore throat, earache, skin rash, or fever.
    — Emma Obregón Dominguez, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • Humans have been using castoreum for more than 2,000 years, mostly to cure ailments like headaches, earaches, toothaches, fevers and gout.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Common symptoms include jaw pain, clicking or popping, headaches, earaches, difficulty chewing and ringing in the ears.
    — Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Her son, Cowboy, had to live with the knowledge that his father had tried to kill him, with only luck and an earache saving him from dying in the explosion at the Smiths’ house.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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, The Seattle Times, 17 May 2017
  • 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, New York Times, 15 May 2017
  • Nearly impossible to understand lyrics, chaotic composition leading to a head-spinning, earache-inducing song.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 July 2022
  • Making contact with unsafe water can result in nausea and vomiting, respiratory symptoms, eye irritation and earaches.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 26 June 2026

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