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What Causes A Dent And Swelling Behind Left Ear?
Question: I have a dent and slight bulge behind left ear not there before. Have had left leg, shoulder , neck and arm pain, tingling.Left wrist hurt but stopped hurting now just tingles. Have had MRI on back but not the problem, what could it be? Also sometimes vision in eye closes all but small hole i can see through, then it clears up.
Brief Answer:
Tell a few details-
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.
If you would have presented to me as an outpatient,I would have liked to know a few details in order to answer this query well-
1)Since when you were having this pain in left leg,shoulder,neck and arm?
2)Was this pain persistent or episodic?If episodic,what was the frequency of episodes?What were the factors/activity which used to trigger the episodes?
3)Any other medical history like Diabetes,Thyroid illness or other disease?
4)Any history of anxiety/Depression?
Further,can you click an image of dent and bulge behind the left ear and upload here?
Please follow up with details so that I may answer the query well.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Tell a few details-
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.
If you would have presented to me as an outpatient,I would have liked to know a few details in order to answer this query well-
1)Since when you were having this pain in left leg,shoulder,neck and arm?
2)Was this pain persistent or episodic?If episodic,what was the frequency of episodes?What were the factors/activity which used to trigger the episodes?
3)Any other medical history like Diabetes,Thyroid illness or other disease?
4)Any history of anxiety/Depression?
Further,can you click an image of dent and bulge behind the left ear and upload here?
Please follow up with details so that I may answer the query well.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
The pain in my arm is off and on, dont know what caused it. pain in neck and shoulder comes with arm hurting. My thigh has husrt for years on left side, dont know why. No diabetes or thyroid problem I know of or other disease.
Do have a history of anxiety and depression ( have been in counseling for years.
The dent behind my left ear is fairly new or just noticed it.
thanks
Do have a history of anxiety and depression ( have been in counseling for years.
The dent behind my left ear is fairly new or just noticed it.
thanks
Brief Answer:
Psychosomatic is the likely possibility.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being in follow-up.
With the background history of anxiety and depression,the most likely possibility of your symptoms is Psychosomatic etiology.Please start doing regular mental relaxation exercises like meditation/yoga and observe for the improvement,if any.Psychiatrist's consultation should be taken to manage anxiety and depression.Managing these psychogenic issues may itself lead to improvement of your symptoms of neck,shoulder,arm and leg pain.Dent behind the ear,is most likely, nothing significant and it may have been there before also.It is your psychogenic problems which are troubling you more.If you are so worried,please get this dent examined by a general surgeon.
However,for neck,shoulder and arm pain,I don't want to miss upon the possibility of cervical spondylosis.Though,you mentioned that MRI spine was essentially normal,I suggest you to have a trial of following medicines-
1)Pregabalin 75 mg once a day
2)Methylcobalamin,vitamin D and calcium supplementation.
Please follow-up back in this thread itself,and let me know about the response to medicines.
If you have any further questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread,rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Psychosomatic is the likely possibility.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being in follow-up.
With the background history of anxiety and depression,the most likely possibility of your symptoms is Psychosomatic etiology.Please start doing regular mental relaxation exercises like meditation/yoga and observe for the improvement,if any.Psychiatrist's consultation should be taken to manage anxiety and depression.Managing these psychogenic issues may itself lead to improvement of your symptoms of neck,shoulder,arm and leg pain.Dent behind the ear,is most likely, nothing significant and it may have been there before also.It is your psychogenic problems which are troubling you more.If you are so worried,please get this dent examined by a general surgeon.
However,for neck,shoulder and arm pain,I don't want to miss upon the possibility of cervical spondylosis.Though,you mentioned that MRI spine was essentially normal,I suggest you to have a trial of following medicines-
1)Pregabalin 75 mg once a day
2)Methylcobalamin,vitamin D and calcium supplementation.
Please follow-up back in this thread itself,and let me know about the response to medicines.
If you have any further questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread,rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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