Ear cramps and pain may be caused by ear inflammation, trigeminal neuralgia, herpes zoster and other reasons.
1. Ear inflammation: redness, swelling, heat and pain are the typical clinical manifestations of inflammation, so in the outer ear or inner ear canal if there is inflammation, such as otitis externa or otitis media, it may lead to the above situation.
2. Trigeminal neuralgia: it may also lead to ear cramp-like pain, when the maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve produces lesions, it is more likely to cause ear cramp pain, while the pain is severe, and the pain is more obvious when stimulated by cool water.
3. Herpes zoster: early lesions, did not produce herpes, lesions may be involved in the ear around, resulting in the above situation, the pain is generally more intense, in the later stages of the disease, herpes may only gradually appear.
Ear cramps and pain may have other causes, you should go to the hospital in time, clear cause targeted treatment.