Can gas pains from acid reflux cause ear pain? I know that is probably an odd question. Yesterday I had eaten some pasta with tomato sauce and had what I thought was just acid reflux. It started with my stomach/chest and center of my back. But then something odd happen, I started having sharp pains not only in my chest, but my ear and front of my neck/throat area. One minute I would get a pain in my ear, then my chest or throat. It was so odd and a bit scary.
I'm a 29 year old female with no other medical issues, though I am a bit overweight. A couple years ago I had esophagitis from reflux. I take no medication because it only seemed to make things worse when I had the esophagitis, oddly enough. Recently I have been having a lot more trouble with it because I've been really stressed.
Today I still feel this tightens in my chest when taking a deep breath. I don't know, I've been having a lot of ear and sinus issues recently anyway. But yesterday it seemed to be connected to the reflux. I went to the doctor a few weeks ago for ear pain/pressure and sinus headaches. She didn't see anything wrong with my ears other than saying there may be some fluid. Just trying to figure out what's going on. Thoughts?