Swallowing ear pain is considered to be caused by acute tonsillitis, herpes pharyngitis and acute pharyngitis. 1. Acute tonsillitis: sore throat is the main symptom of acute tonsillitis. It starts with sore throat on one side and may develop to the opposite side. The sore throat is aggravated by swallowing or coughing. More severe pain can lead to dysphagia. It can also cause radiating pain in the ear, which is caused by the reflex of the ear branch of the vagus nerve or the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve. 2. Herpes pharyngitis: As the sensory nerves in the soft palate and the ear partly originate from the same group of cerebral nerve branches, the attack of this disease can cause reflex pain in the ear after swallowing due to mechanical stimulation. 3. Acute pharyngitis: the same as the above nerve involvement factors, acute pharyngitis swallowing action will also appear reflex pain in the ear root phenomenon, so the patient in the mouth when swallowing ear pain. When the patient appears to swallowing ear pain, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time for relevant examinations, clear causes for standardized treatment.