<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> The aim of our study was to evaluate various etiologies of referred otalgia.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> The present study was conducted in the department of ENT, SMGS Hospital, GMC Jammu from January 2019 to January 2020. A total of 65 patients with complaint of pain in ear but normal ear examination was included in our study. All patients underwent complete ENT examination. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> The most common cause for referred otalgia was dental pathology (58.4%), followed by pharyngitis (16.9%), tonsillitis (10.7%), supraglottic cancer (7.6%), cervical spine pathology (3.07%) and peritonsillar abscess (3.07%).</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Otalgia is a symptom with diverse causes. Though many causes are otogenic, referred pain from other regions of head and neck is also very common.</p>