[Ear pains by alterations of the mandibular joint (author's transl)]

17 patients with alterations of the mandibular joint complained of pain of the external auditory canal, the tragal region and the side of the face. In women between 25 and 35 an unphysiologic stress of the joint, in patients over 45 insufficient or missing prosthetics were identified as cause. Other symptoms such as inner ear deafness, vertigo and globus hystericus were not seen.