A burst of cramp-like pain behind the right ear may be related to acute auricular neuritis, herpes zoster, acute retroauricular lymphadenitis and other diseases.
1. Acute otitis major neuritis: this disease often occurs suddenly after viral or bacterial infection when the body’s resistance drops. The large ear nerve can be divided into the anterior ear branch, the earlobe branch and the posterior ear branch. When the lesion involves the right posterior ear branch, it presents the symptom of pain behind the right ear like a burst of cramp.
2. Ear herpes zoster: after varicella zoster virus infection, it is easy to cause facial paralysis, earache and herpes in the ear canal, which can be manifested as a cramp-like pain behind the right ear, and can be accompanied by hearing loss, facial paralysis and other symptoms.
3. Acute retroauricular lymphadenitis: Due to purulent inflammation in the right side of the head and neck, ear and nasopharynx, etc., when the lymph nodes behind the ear are involved through the lymphatic channel, it can be secondary to retroauricular lymphadenitis, and the symptoms mentioned above will appear.
There may be other reasons for the cramp-like pain behind the right ear, so it is recommended to consult a doctor, take a systematic examination to clarify the diagnosis and cause of the disease, and actively treat it under the doctor’s guidance.