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What Causes Hard Mass Near Cheek Outside Of Ear?
There is something sticking our of my right cheek right outside of my ear. It feels like a small ball and is at the end of my jaw, that s is the only ball sticking out of my cheek. It hurts when I touch it. Please identify this andtell me how iI can resolve this problem
Thu, 9 Oct 2014
Hello
The small ball is most likely to be an infected lymph node/gland , that is why you are getting pain on touching. Please meet your doctor for confirming this and looking for the focus of infection. He will prescribe you antibiotics and you will e fine.
Take care!
The small ball is most likely to be an infected lymph node/gland , that is why you are getting pain on touching. Please meet your doctor for confirming this and looking for the focus of infection. He will prescribe you antibiotics and you will e fine.
Take care!
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