Tenderness Behind Ear, Found Painful Lumps. What Could This Be?
I am 39 years old and of good health. No current colds etc. 3 days ago I noticed some tenderness behind my ear which has suddenly sprouted into 2 hard, painful lumps , one marble size the other pea sized. Very tender to touch and tender when I stretch my neck at all. They are not coloured and dont look red but feel warm to touch. I have never had acne or other skin complaints at all.
I am an ENT consultant and let me tell you that many of my patients have the kind of swelling you mentioned without any problems whatsoever. And they usually disappear in a week or two.
But any mass or swelling has to be properly examined by the ENT and only then we can be perfectly sure that you are fine.
So consult an ENT, ask for a proper examination and maybe request for a FNAC or biopsy to confirm the diagnosis
If needed then start a course of antibiotics and anti inflammatory medications as a first attempt to reduce the swelling in consultation with the doctor
take care and get well soon
Dr Sriram Nathan ps: even scalp lesions can cause swellings like this which can be confirmed by the ENT
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Tenderness Behind Ear, Found Painful Lumps. What Could This Be?
hello and welcome to HCM, I am an ENT consultant and let me tell you that many of my patients have the kind of swelling you mentioned without any problems whatsoever. And they usually disappear in a week or two. But any mass or swelling has to be properly examined by the ENT and only then we can be perfectly sure that you are fine. So consult an ENT, ask for a proper examination and maybe request for a FNAC or biopsy to confirm the diagnosis If needed then start a course of antibiotics and anti inflammatory medications as a first attempt to reduce the swelling in consultation with the doctor take care and get well soon Dr Sriram Nathan ps: even scalp lesions can cause swellings like this which can be confirmed by the ENT