CancerCompass message board discussion started by geek0911 on 7/8/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,25842,0.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ My husband was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the throat after going to his ENT complaining of a sore throat and and ear ache.  He has started radiation and is half way through but he still has the ear pain. His doctor tells him that she wishes the pain would stop but does not elaborate as to why. Of course our thoughts lean towards the idea that if the pain is still there then so is the cancer and the radiation is not doing anything. Is there anyone out there who had an ear ache as one of the syptoms and can you tell me what happened during your course of treatment? geek0911 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hi Geek,well i just finished my treatment for SCC of rt tonsil40 radiation and 3 cysplatainit all started for me with an ear ache as well, maybe a sour throat but not enough to get me to the Drbut the ear ache was something that i never have and wanted it looked atwell there it was stage III toncil cancer Ouchi am 49 malenever smokedbeen sober for 17 yrsand in general good health never been in a hospitalmy ear ache left in the last third of the treatmenti do have a clean scan and will have a Pet in sept.is your husband on chemo that can effectt he ears as welljohnpost or PM mw for any info i can share  mtkjohn1 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT as john said, chemo can effect the ears.. i underwent chemo for stage 3 esophageal cancer (squamous also) and found the cisplatin gave me terrible ear aches in the beginning.  also, could it possibly be, the radiated area is becoming infamed from the treatment?  i know, i had a lot of irritation in the tumor area toward the end of my radiation treatment, but, i am not sure if that would be the case for your husband, since it is a different part of the body.... good luck and best wishes.... be well and God Bless! Stacey19 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT