The pain at the neck below the ear when lying down may be related to lymphadenitis, stem overgrowth syndrome, acute suppurative otitis media and other factors.
1. Lymphadenitis: lymphadenitis is related to hemolytic streptococcus, staphylococcus aureus and other pathogenic bacteria infections, and the patient mainly manifests as enlarged lymph nodes, pain, fever and so on. When there is lymphadenitis in the neck below the ear, it can cause some patients to have pain when lying down in the neck below the ear.
2. Stromal overgrowth syndrome: Due to the abnormal length or angle of the stroma, it is easy to cause pain and foreign body sensation in the neck of the patient. Symptoms will be aggravated when the head is tilted or the body position is changed. It is easy to be misdiagnosed and underdiagnosed clinically, and can be clarified by CT examination of the cavernous process, and requires surgical treatment if necessary.
3. Acute suppurative otitis media: Acute suppurative otitis media is related to pneumococcal, Haemophilus influenzae and other pathogenic bacteria infections, and the common symptoms of patients include earache, hearing loss, tinnitus, chills, fever and so on. Among them, earache can radiate to the same side of the head or teeth, so some patients will appear below the ear at the neck when lying down pain phenomenon.
Cervical spondylosis, sebaceous cysts, purulent parotitis, etc. may cause pain in the neck below the ear when lying down. It is recommended that people with pain in the neck below the ear should consult a doctor for examination and treatment after clarifying the cause of the disease.