Ear root pain may be physiological, but also may be the ear, oral cavity, throat inflammation caused by the advice can be medical examination to confirm the diagnosis. General physiological pain in the root of the ear common causes are, yawning when the mouth is open too much, bite hard things too hard, or long time chewing, gnawing too hard food, so that the temporomandibular joint dysfunction, strain, which can appear outside the root of the ear pain or distension performance. There is also a long time to wear headphones caused by ear root compression, local ischemia and hypoxia can also cause temporary compression pain symptoms. Pathological pain in the root of the ear is commonly caused by otitis externa, otitis media, tympanitis and other infectious diseases of the ear, which can cause congestion, edema and other inflammatory reactions in the ear tissue and local pain. If the pain at the root of the ear is accompanied by some pain or other discomfort in other parts of the body, this may be the cause of referred pain, such as acute pulpitis and acute periapical periodontitis of the grinding teeth, which can cause referred pain such as headache, facial pain and earache on the affected side of the head and face due to the infiltration of inflammation into the local tissues and nerves. Inflammatory problems in the throat, such as acute pharyngitis and laryngitis. As the throat and ear are connected, inflammation in the throat is also easy to involve the ear, which can also appear in the root of the ear pain. In this regard, it is recommended to go to the hospital for relevant examinations to determine whether there are some pathological causes of pain in the root of the ear.