Rhinitis triggered nerve cramps behind the ear may be related to trigeminal neuralgia, lymphadenitis behind the ear, glossopharyngeal neuralgia and other causes, according to the cause of the disease and the extent of the disease, the choice of the cause and symptomatic treatment, the commonly used drugs include antibiotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, glucocorticoid class.
1. Trigeminal neuralgia: rhinitis stimulates the maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve and causes the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve, resulting in discharge-like, cramp-like pain behind the ears. Oral carbamazepine, phenytoin sodium, gabapentin, pregabalin and other painkillers can be taken.
2. Post-auricular lymphadenitis: bacterial infection in rhinitis, lymph nodes behind the ear can be inflamed through the lymphatic pathway, secondary nerve pain behind the ear. Oral amoxicillin, cefaclor, azithromycin and other antibiotics to fight infection, prednisone and other glucocorticosteroids anti-inflammatory, decongestive treatment to reduce local stimulation.
3. Glossopharyngeal neuralgia: The inflammatory factors and inflammatory secretions produced by rhinitis act on the mucous membrane of the pharynx, stimulate the glossopharyngeal nerve, and pass to the auricular branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve, which can lead to postauricular neuralgia, and the treatment is the same as the medication for trigeminal neuralgia.
When rhinitis caused by the postauricular nerve throbbing pain, need to actively consult a doctor for a systematic examination, a clear diagnosis, and then follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized treatment.