Ear pain in the morning may be caused by abnormal local blood circulation, acute otitis externa, neuropathic pain and other reasons.
1. Abnormal local blood circulation: If the patient sleeps on the side at night, the long time pressure on the ear causes poor blood circulation in the ear area, making the local ischemia and lack of oxygen, and the symptom of getting up in the morning ear pain will occur.
2. Acute otitis externa: at night when sleeping, the patient’s resistance and immunity is poor, when the patient’s external auditory canal area is infected by bacteria or viruses with acute inflammation, it may cause ear pain in the morning.
3. Neuropathic pain: if the patient stays up late at night, lack of sleep or poor quality of sleep, it may cause neuropathic pain in the head, and when the pain involves the nerves of the ear, the symptom of ear pain in the morning will occur.
In addition to the above reasons, it may also be caused by colds, boils on the external auditory canal, otitis media and other reasons, the specific cause of the disease patients should go to the hospital in time for examination and diagnosis, so as to carry out targeted treatment.