Headache above the ear needs to be considered from both Chinese medicine and Western medicine. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, headache above the ear belongs to a kind of head wind, usually belongs to the fire of the upper burner and triggered, at this time, the liver fire or the spleen and stomach real fire, will cause headache above the ear, especially when the liver fire is serious, it will be accompanied by tinnitus. From the perspective of Western medicine, headaches above the ears usually have the following factors: First, neurological headaches, usually due to severe stimulation or emotional excitement, insomnia and other reasons. Second, lack of oxygen in the brain cells, in the lack of oxygen in the brain cells will appear head pain, especially with the paroxysmal pain is obvious. Third, insufficient blood supply of cerebral arteries, especially to the large arteries, such as vertebral basilar artery blood supply is incomplete, there will be a paroxysmal head pain above the ear.