Why does my ear hurt?

In our lives, we may encounter a situation where, when we dig our ears, if we accidentally dig too deep, it is likely to cause pain in the ears. Sometimes the pain will disappear quickly, but sometimes it will hurt for a long time. In fact, if the ear pain occurs for a long time, it may be caused by some diseases. What is the cause of the ear pain?

When there is pain in the ear, people will naturally think that there is some disease in the ear. In fact, the facial features of the human body are all connected. If there is any disease in other organs, it will also cause pain in the ear. What exactly causes pain in the ears?

1. Otogenic ear pain

1. Auricular diseases: auricular chondritis, auricular dermatitis and eczema, auricular erysipelas, congenital ectasia ductus infection, external ear tuberculosis, auricular hematoma.

2. Diseases of the external auditory canal: external otitis, internal auditory canal, malignant external otitis, external auditory canal fungal disease, external auditory canal embolism, external auditory canal cholesteatoma, external auditory canal trauma, and obstructive keratosis of the auditory canal.

3. Middle ear diseases: bullous myringitis, acute suppurative otitis media, acute exacerbation of chronic suppurative otitis media, tympanic membrane trauma, barotraumatic otitis media, acute mastoiditis, tuberculous otitis media, and malignant tumors of the middle ear.

2. Reflex ear pain

1. Diseases around the ear: acute lymphadenitis and mumps around the ear.

2. Nasal diseases: acute sinusitis, maxillary sinus cancer.

3. Oral and pharyngeal diseases: pericoronitis of wisdom teeth, ulcer at the root of tongue, acute tonsillitis, post-tonsillectomy, pharyngeal tumor, pharyngeal abscess, pharyngeal ulcer.

4. Laryngeal diseases: laryngeal tuberculosis, hypopharyngeal cancer, and elongated styloid process.

Now that you know what causes ear pain, if this happens to you again, you can compare it with your own situation to see what caused it. Once you find the cause of the ear pain, you can carry out targeted treatment, so that you can completely solve the problem of ear pain.