Women have a greater risk of falling ill at a zoster oticus than men. Although more than 72 hours is behind the beginning of the symptoms in this study, treatment with virostatic drugs should always be carried out in zoster oticus. Different therapy methods do not have any influence to the success therapy of the therapy. The facial nerve showed the best cure trend. A postzosteric pain develops approximately the half of the cases at the zoster oticus. The serological diagnostic is not necessary in clinically clear cases.