A throbbing pain in the upper right side of the head is a manifestation of occipital neuralgia, which is characterized by pinprick, cut, thunderbolt, and throbbing pain. Scalp pain by the occipital nerve innervation, the right upper head a burst of throbbing pain is due to the occipital nerve itself inflammation or occipital nerve compression caused by occipital neuralgia performance. Because the occipital nerve travels in the upper part of the cervical spine, hyperplasia, tuberculosis, tumors and other diseases in the upper part of the cervical spine can compress the occipital nerve and cause occipital neuralgia, and the most common causes are cervical osteophytes, cervical disc herniation and so on. Inflammation of the occipital nerve is seen in the head after getting cold or head and face infectious diseases affecting the occipital nerve, such as after getting cold in the rain, blowing the head against the air-conditioner in summer, etc. It is easy to cause occipital neuralgia. Inflammation of the tonsils, inflammation of the throat, periodontitis, herpes zoster virus infection of the face and scalp can affect the occipital nerve and cause occipital neuralgia.