# Increased pain with a cold?

**URL:** <https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/increased-pain-with-a-cold/3118>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [February 11, 2018, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/increased-pain-with-a-cold/3118 "2018-02-11T10:40:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@Steph](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Steph)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2018, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/increased-pain-with-a-cold/3118/1 "2018-02-11T10:40:04Z")

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Hi guys, just wondering if anyone has increased pain if you have a cold? I definitely have more ear pain. If so do you think this is related to es or completely seperate?

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**Author:** ![Jules](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/jules/32/404_2.png) [@Jules](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Jules)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/increased-pain-with-a-cold/3118/2 "2018-02-11T12:38:58Z")

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Yes I definitely noticed it before surgery! I find if I have a ‘weakness’ anywhere it seems worse with a cold or bug, don’t know why… I think too with a cold all your tubes get bunged up, which is extra pressure in the head, ears etc., & with the & the inflammation ES causes it’s not really surprising! Plus some people get sore throats with ES, so a cold on top will make all that worse.  
Hope you get better soon, it you’ve got one at the moment!

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**Author:** ![Newmadison1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eada6e/32.png) [@Newmadison1](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Newmadison1)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/increased-pain-with-a-cold/3118/3 "2018-02-14T05:34:01Z")

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That’s how I my Eagle Syndrome was diagnosed. I had a sore throat and itchy ears, everything got all backed and full. Nothing was able to drain, took a CT then the diagnosis EAGLE SYNDROME…complicated everything.

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**Author:** ![BanDruid7](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/bandruid7/32/1559_2.png) [@BanDruid7](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/BanDruid7)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/increased-pain-with-a-cold/3118/4 "2018-02-14T06:13:43Z")

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Absolutely any viral infection make the ES worse for me! I have had 4 bouts of active Epstein Barr infection in the last 17 months & the Eagles pain really intensifies during a flare. My doc said that the virus loves to hang out in the nerves of the face/neck.