The pain above the left ear and behind the left ear can be seen in postherpetic neuralgia, it may also be caused by acute mastoiditis, inflammation of the external auditory canal, the patient should consult a doctor in time to clarify the cause of the disease.
1. Post-herpetic neuralgia: If the right side of the head is infected with herpes zoster, neuralgia may appear, which may be manifested as a burst of throbbing pain, or cut-like, electric shock-like, tear-like pain.
2. Acute mastoiditis: acute suppurative otitis media in the mastoid process, children are more common, mainly in the mastoid bone of the middle ear, the patient will have the left half of the headache, pain in the upper and back side of the left ear, and some patients will also have hearing loss and other symptoms, you can use penicillin and other drugs for treatment.
3. Otitis externa: if the patient’s left side headache, left ear and back pain is accompanied by the external auditory canal pus, local redness, swelling and other symptoms, you can use local ciprofloxacin, clotrimazole and other drugs for treatment.
Patients with the above symptoms need to seek timely medical treatment, active treatment, and strictly follow the doctor’s instructions for medication.