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Are Painful Lumps On Ear Normal During Bells Palsy?

I have been suffering with bells palsy since surgery for esophageal cancer , esophogectomy, March 15th. I have a very sore lump behind my left ear that is very painful. Is this normal ? Drs. said 6 mos. for recovery from the bells, I see no improvement yet and we are approaching month 3. Quite a lot of face and neck pain.
Fri, 5 Jun 2015
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Hi,dear thanks for the query to my HCM virtual online clinic.Its my pleasure to help you .My diagnosis -painful lump behind left ear-is unrelated to the bells palsy after oesophagectomy-3 mths back.Recovery in the Bells palsy takes 3-6 mths times and is mostly due to the long-cold exposure during oesophagectomy.You can expect recovery by 2 yrs even.So dont get panicky.Get the painful lump treated-which could be secondary to some ear infection-externa -otitis / or may be due to scalp infection.Treatment-for the painful lump-a-Surgeons opinion a must.,b-Tb NSAIDs , c-Antibiotics under doctors advise.,d-Cold compresses.c-some sedaives for a day or 2 .I advise you to Consult a ER Surgeon-on the safer side.Dont worry and act fast.This would solve your worrysome query.Hope this would solve your query.Wellcome to my HCM clinic once again.Have a Good Day.
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Are Painful Lumps On Ear Normal During Bells Palsy?

Hi,dear thanks for the query to my HCM virtual online clinic.Its my pleasure to help you .My diagnosis -painful lump behind left ear-is unrelated to the bells palsy after oesophagectomy-3 mths back.Recovery in the Bells palsy takes 3-6 mths times and is mostly due to the long-cold exposure during oesophagectomy.You can expect recovery by 2 yrs even.So dont get panicky.Get the painful lump treated-which could be secondary to some ear infection-externa -otitis / or may be due to scalp infection.Treatment-for the painful lump-a-Surgeons opinion a must.,b-Tb NSAIDs , c-Antibiotics under doctors advise.,d-Cold compresses.c-some sedaives for a day or 2 .I advise you to Consult a ER Surgeon-on the safer side.Dont worry and act fast.This would solve your worrysome query.Hope this would solve your query.Wellcome to my HCM clinic once again.Have a Good Day.