A burst of pain behind the root of the ear may be caused by occipital neuralgia, mastoiditis, mumps and other diseases, and may also be caused by boils on the external ear canal and other diseases.
1. Occipital neuralgia: occipital neuralgia is mainly caused by cervical spondylosis, cervical spine tuberculosis, trauma and other diseases, and the patient’s main symptoms are pain in the top of the head, the mastoid process, and the outer ear. In addition, patients with occipital neuralgia will also have symptoms such as aggravation when coughing and pressure pain under the occipital eminence, which will lead to a burst of pain behind the ear.
2. Mastoiditis: Mastoiditis is mainly caused by middle ear infections, and patients will have symptoms such as pressure and pain behind the ear, fluid overflow in the ear, and fever.
3. Mumps: Mumps is mainly caused by viral infection, patients mainly manifest muscle pain, headache, general discomfort, pain in the center of the earlobe as well as in the front and back of the ear, and there will be chills, fever and other symptoms.
4. Other: Boils on the external auditory canal, herpes zoster, and other diseases can also lead to a flurry of pain behind the ear.
Patients with symptoms of pain at the back of the ear should consult a doctor in time and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.