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What Causes A Sore Hard Lump Behind The Ear?
Hi for a while now I ve been very sick ive had chest kidney and stomach infections, theve all. Cleared (confermed by blood tests) however I noticed a large (bigger than a grape) lump behind my right ear its very painful (it feels soild) to touch and causes me to get sever headaches and ear aches. I also have the sensation of a lump in my throat and its hard to swallow I also find my breathing has changed (gotten slower) I ve had a ct scan of the brain done to rule anything like that out and blood counts chest xrays etc have come bk perfectly normal..im just wondering if it could be something serious..although my doctor seems to think its not. What do you recommend??
Mon, 22 Jun 2015
Hi I am Dr Fahim and I will help you with your problem
I have gone through your question. Sorry to hear that you had been through tough time with multiple infections. Much of it has settled, which is a good news. The problem at hand is lump behind the ear with a lump in throat, which is also causing difficulty in swallowing. It appears to be enlarged lymph node in posterior auricular group as this group is draining the of throat. For lump of throat you need to see ENT specialist. Mostly likely it will be Tonsillitis, which can easily be managed by antibiotics and analgesic with warm saline gargles.
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Regards
I have gone through your question. Sorry to hear that you had been through tough time with multiple infections. Much of it has settled, which is a good news. The problem at hand is lump behind the ear with a lump in throat, which is also causing difficulty in swallowing. It appears to be enlarged lymph node in posterior auricular group as this group is draining the of throat. For lump of throat you need to see ENT specialist. Mostly likely it will be Tonsillitis, which can easily be managed by antibiotics and analgesic with warm saline gargles.
I hope my answer will help you. Do rate it if you like it.
Regards
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