Causes of throbbing pain in the temples include physiologic and pathologic factors. Physiologic causes include heavy physical activity, alcohol consumption, and so on. Pathologic factors include migraine, cerebrovascular disease, intracranial infectious diseases and so on. 1. Physiological causes: (1) heavy exercise activities: when the human body carries out heavy exercise activities, the heart rate increases, the blood pressure rises temporarily, and the patient will have symptoms such as throbbing pain in the temples one by one, which will return to normal after rest. (2) Drinking alcohol: after drinking alcohol, the patient will metabolize it into acetaldehyde, which will cause stimulation to the nerves and blood vessels and manifest as throbbing pain in the temples. 2. Pathological factors: (1) Migraine: when the disease develops, there will be throbbing pain in the temples, and it is often sensitive to light and sound. (2) Cerebrovascular disease: when suffering from cerebral hemorrhage, due to the increase of intracranial pressure and cause the throbbing pain in the temples. (3) Intracranial infectious diseases: For example, when there is encephalitis or meningitis, the patient may also have throbbing pain in the temples, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, personality change, limb movement dysfunction and so on. Persistent throbbing pain in the temples should be promptly consulted to exclude the cause and target treatment.