Ear throbbing pain is considered to be caused by inflammation of the outer ear, inflammation of the middle ear or herpes zoster in the ear. 1. Inflammation of the outer ear: Inflammation of the outer ear canal due to continuous stimulation of secretions, eating or exposure to certain allergens, bad ear digging, etc., affecting the peripheral nerves of the ear, resulting in throbbing pain in the ear. Such as otitis externa, boils on the external auditory canal. 2. Inflammation of the middle ear: the patient due to improper nose blowing, the Eustachian tube is relatively straight, trauma to the tympanic membrane perforation and other reasons for all or local inflammatory lesions in the middle ear, stimulate the peripheral nerves in the ear, induced ear throbbing pain phenomenon, such as chronic simple otitis media, osseous otitis media, cholesteatoma otitis media, and so on. 3. Ear herpes zoster: If the patient’s peripheral nerves in the ear are infected by viruses and stimulated, it can cause ear throbbing pain, such as ear herpes zoster. When there is a throbbing pain in the ear, it is recommended to consult a hospital as soon as possible to find out the specific cause of the disease and to be treated accordingly.