Otitis media occurs when a cold, allergy or upper respiratory infection leads to the accumulation of pus and mucus behind the eardrum,
causing ear ache and swelling.
Though teething does not directly
cause ear ache, the ear drum and teeth do share a common nerve center, so there could be reflected the pain that the baby suffers from.
Not exact matches
In researching, I found that not every
ear ache is
caused by an infection and that sometimes they can be a sign of teething or allergies.