What is the reason for pain behind the ear?

Nowadays, many people are prone to ear problems, such as common tinnitus and pain behind the ear. These symptoms need to be taken seriously by patients, because this pain is not only manifested in the ear, but may also be caused by other diseases. Only symptomatic treatment can make the disease recover quickly and reduce the harm to the body. So what is the cause of pain behind the ear?

First, what is the reason for the pain behind the ear? It is mainly caused by otitis media and mastoiditis, which can cause severe ear pain. Older children will complain of stabbing and drilling pains, accompanied by throbbing pains that follow the pulse, which are particularly severe at night and cause the child toss and turn restlessly. Once the eardrum is perforated or pus in the mastoid flows to adjacent areas, the ear pain will be alleviated or disappear.

Second, there are two types of ear inflammation : one is external otitis, also known as ear furuncle, and the other is acute suppurative otitis media. Both types of ear pain are severe and can affect sleep in severe cases, but the nature of these two types of ear pain is different. The pain caused by ear furuncle can manifest as continuous pain and throbbing pain depending on the stage of the onset. The pain is aggravated by touching and pressing the area around the external auditory canal and opening the mouth and chewing. After the boil becomes purulent and breaks, the ear pain subsides quickly.

Third , if it is auricular herpes , eczema, or local infection and swelling, and the child complains of ear pain, it is easier for parents to find the site of the lesion. If there is a foreign body in the external auditory canal, especially a small insect fluttering in the external auditory canal, the child will feel ear pain, panic, and noise; if the ear pain is caused by external otitis or external auditory canal therapy, parents can see redness and swelling in the external auditory canal, or even excessive swelling that causes the opening of the external auditory canal to be blocked. If water gets into the ears after swimming, washing your hair or taking a bath, the ears will swell and cause severe ear pain. If the external auditory canal is damaged by earwax and secondary infection occurs, the ear pain will be very severe and cannot be seen from the outside. The above two situations must be detected by an otolaryngologist.

What causes pain behind the ear? The above are the common causes of pain behind the ear. Experts remind that otitis media is very harmful and may cause permanent deafness in severe cases. Therefore, if you suffer from diseases such as otitis media, you must go to a regular hospital for active treatment to keep the disease away from us.