Why do I have pain in my ear lobe?

Ever since I was little, I would always get this random shooting pain…in my ear lobe. The skin feels normal, like I can touch my ear and it seems like it’s all internal. Sometimes I can feel it in the triangular cartilage part…the tragus, I think? It feels like a nerve thing but I’m wondering if anyone else has it. It’s extremely annoying and pretty painful. Sometimes I have to stop moving because it feels like a toothache in my ear. Strange, I know.

Oh, and I do have piercings in my ears but I’ve experienced this long before I’ve had any. It hasn’t gotten worse since.