Former Khmer Rouge prison chief of S-21, Kaing Guek Eav (C), better known as Duch, stands in the dock of the court room at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh. Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal will on begin February 17, 2009. 1  Email. 2  Print.
6. Tooth infection: Sometimes a bacterial infection of the tooth can cause ear in the pain. A cavity in the tooth, chipped or broken tooth, all of these can cause tooth decay allowing bacteria to infect the pulp. The infection most of the time spreads to the bones supporting the tooth and causing severe pain.
Earwax only causes problems when there is an excessive accumulation, leading to a blocked ear, which can affect hearing. A blocked ear may also be painful. When the earwax build-up hardens and blocks the ear canal, it forms a plug (blockage). 1  Vertigo - a sensation of slight loss of balance, a feeling that you are moving when you are not.  Cough - this is are and may be caused by nerve-stimulation from the inside of the ear when pressure in the area is increased.