A throbbing pain above the ear on the right side of the head may be caused by migraine, otitis media, herpes virus infection, brain tumor and other reasons. 1. Migraine: triggered by excessive mental stress, poor rest and other factors, migraine may occur on one side of the throbbing headache, which may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia, phonophobia and so on, resulting in a throbbing pain on the right side of the head above the ear. 2. Otitis media: acute otitis media triggered by bacterial infection may produce a large amount of pus and directly compress the pain-sensitive eardrum. Inflammation may involve the ear, scalp, etc., so the right side of the head above the ear throbbing pain. 3. Herpes virus infection: if you suffer from auricular herpes zoster infection, it may invade the trigeminal nerve, which has branches distributed in the head above the ear, so there is a throbbing pain on the right side of the head above the ear. 4. Brain tumor: If the volume of brain tumor is relatively large, it may compress the local nerves, resulting in throbbing pain on the right side of the head above the ear. It is suggested that patients should go to the hospital for consultation in time to clarify the cause and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.