Medically reviewed by Josephine Hessert, DOEar pain has numerous causes. Most are treatable, though some are serious.

Your outer ear includes the pinna ... While common in kids, ear tube surgeries are rarely needed for adults. You have intense pain in or around your ear. You have a fever over 102.2° F.

Viral or bacterial infections can occur in the middle of the ear. These often cause pain, inflammation ... or serous otitis media. Outer ear infections are known as otitis externa or swimmer ...