A headache one inch above the right ear may be related to lack of sleep, or may be caused by migraine, ear disease and other reasons. 1. Lack of sleep: some people have poor sleep quality and insufficient sleep time due to prolonged over-nighting, causing the brain to be in a state of excessive fatigue for a long period of time, which can easily lead to brain dysfunction, and may show headache one inch above the right ear, accompanied by drowsiness, mental fatigue and other symptoms. 2. Migraine: When migraine attacks, it can lead to paroxysmal, throbbing pain in one or both sides of the temporal region of the patient, which may show a headache an inch above the right ear, and may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and fear of sound, fear of light and other symptoms. 3. Ear diseases: otitis externa, otitis media and other diseases can also affect the temporo-occipital region, causing headaches an inch above the right ear, the patient may also have tinnitus, ear fluid, hearing loss and other symptoms. The headache an inch above the right ear may also be caused by other reasons, if the symptoms continue to be unable to alleviate, should pay attention to, as soon as possible to seek medical attention, improve the relevant examination, diagnosis of the cause, give targeted treatment.