Earaches are the result of an infection known medically as otitis media.
They are much more common in young children then adults. Half of them will have three or more in the first three years of life. Those earaches are dangerous because in the worst case they can result in hearing loss that can delay learning and speech development. The cause Earaches are the result of an infection in the middle ear which is behind the eardrum. The tube, which is designed to drain fluids from the middle ear then gets blocked.