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[|Human|] I put alcohol drops in my ear 6 months ago for an earache. The earache went away but now I have pain on the right side of my head. Could I have irritated something in my head or caused an infection that won t go away. The Dr wants to do biopsies for arteritis but ct scan and esr rates show arteritis unlikely. I am taking prednisone for a month with no change
[|AI|]  Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. Temporal arthritis is a rare cause of headache but very serious. While CT scan does not help on the diagnosis, TA it is released with an increase in ESR rate. I suppose your doctor suspects TA after has palpated on your temporal artery. So I recommend the biopsy because it will definitely make the diagnosis (or rule it out)I would exclude the alcohol history in your ear causing TA, but if it had damaged any structures in the middle ear, leading to an infection, this would be visible on CT Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow-up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions. Wishing you good health.