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Bump behind ear

Hi guys,

I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this ... I have a small bump behind my right ear, and I can't figure out what it is. Some characteristics:

1) It's tender and movable
2) It keeps changing size ... one day it's tiny, the next it's huge, then small again
3) I had some skin irritation on my earlobe, but that's been gone for awhile.

Doc said to just keep an eye on it, but I'm wondering what it could be ... cyst? Swollen lymph nodes? Skin blemish/zit?
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I'm 14 yr old girl I have about 3 small lumps on the front left side of my head on my scalp and a larger one behind my left ear it's about the size of a rubber on a pencil does anyone know what this could be? Would really help
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To your sons bump sounds similar to mine and also.mine has the same signs as the above post. I am 16, my mom won't take me to the Dr. But it sometimes hurts without touch. I think mine might come from my ear piercings though cuz it has tended to only happen when I have had my ear cartilage pierced this is the fourth time I'm experiencing this in two years.. haven't had a Dr. Or anyone examine it as my mom denies for me to be seen I'm not sure if I should worry or try to forcefully get it checked.
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This is the same problem i am having... i am 26... i dont know anything about it to give any information other then what i am reading on the internet...
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THANK YOU..I ALSO HAVE THIS LITTLE LUMP BEHIND MY LEFT EAR AND ITS GETTING BIGGER..IT JUST STARTED  LIKE A MOSQUITO BITE AND I ALWAYS TOUCH IT AND I OBSERVE THAT ITS GETTING BIGGER...MAYBE  I'LL STOP TOUCHING IT TO OBSERVE IF THE LUMP WILL DECREASE..THANKS AGAIN. IT REALLY HELPS.
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I have a lump on my lymph node behind my right ear. I went to the doctor last week and he ordered blood tests the following morning. I get the results tomorrow. The lump is still there and has been there for a couple of months, it's not painful but I thought I would mention it to the doctor whilst I was there. Hopefully the blood tests will shed some light on it.
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What was the results of it sorry a bit late I do apologise x
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GMO foods are causing tumors in lab rats.... Genetically modified foods have totally taken over the food supply... they are killing people off!  Wake up and SAY NO TO GMO's!
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i woke up 2 days ago with a hard quarter sized lump on my forehead, 2 smaller ones in front of my right ear, a small one behind my ear and the whole right side of my face hurts. I slept on my right side last night and feel like its swollen, I don't have insurance and don't want to spend the money if its nothing. Any ideas?
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I too have a bump behind my left ear that has grown in size over a two and a half month span, but something weird has happened. I am just getting over a very bad cold. I had a fever for a week and now when I eat and smoke it tastes very weird. Can't really tell what it's like. I also have a very odd taste all the time. I feel light headed but very light.  
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I just fond a knot behind my left ear it hard and not moveable
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Hey Guys,

Well, I'm fifteen years old and I'd say roughly about a month and a half ago on my right ear, right in between the crease of my ear there is a somewhat large bump. At first, I thought it was just a liquid filled pimple. But, after five day's of squeezing it with my thumb and index finger, and trying to pierce it with sterile tweezers, nothing is popping and no liquid is coming out. The C word is eating away at my brain, but it seems there are many other people going through this same exact thing and it isn't cancerous. Any information on what this could be would be great so I can calm myself.
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Hey JennApril- just wanted to see if you got a diagnosis for your lump. I know the body tries to give you warning signals for almost anything that needs attention and you should always take them seriosly. I'm experiencing the same thing. A nurse friend of mine said it was most likely a lymph node. She said with the combination of stress, lack of sleep, and fighting a possible mild infection (like a cold) it appeared to give me a heads up to take time for myself and just chill. I definately think people take for granted that stresses in daily life can reck havock on your immune system, but i'm worried that it's telling me something more. Please let me know what you think.
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I also have a dime size knot behind my ear with small Bubba size floating knots. I started itching on the scalp hands and legs.. It is starting to spreadout.  I have been extremely tired and at times I feel chilled to the bone no matter how many clothes I wear. At night I can barely stand covers on me because I get to hot.. Is this just a cold or something I need to check into...
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I have a lump on my right ear. It is painful and bothers my whole right face from ear to neck down. I can barely move my neck. I am also sick with strep throat and had it for couple of days. It worries me because I do have Lupus and arthritis as well. Can someone tell me that the pain I am feeling from my ear all the way to my neck of what it could be. Thank you all.
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I HAVE HAD THIS MANY TIMES IN ONE YEAR THE CURE YOU NEED IS  TO GO TO YOUR GP AND GET IT CHECKED OUT HE IS MOST LIKELY TO PRESCRIBE YOU WITH ANTI-BIOTICS AFTER 4 WEEKS OR SOONER.

HOPE THE INFORMATION HELPED.
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WOW!!!
I am going through this same thing, but I have been putting it off. I have a hard lump the size of a marble behind my left ear and have had it since early June! It is now almost October and I still have it and it seems to be getting larger and harder. I hadn't worried too much until I noticed the recent changes. Thank you so much for informing me the worst case scenarios so I can have the WANT to go to the doctor.
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i have a lump behind my ear also, I had it ever since i got in a car accident about 10 years ago its a hard lump it doesn't hurt, and it has not growned its about the size of an almond, but i do get headache ones in a while is it due to the lump maybe?
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I had gotten a middle ear infection feburary 2011 a few days after the mess were taken 3 swollen glands became active behind my left ear they have been there for almost 7 months now they come and go and when they flare they cause severe pain in the left side of head neck and also my face feels weird I had a ct scan done the ent says chronic sinusitis but I have no signs oof chronic sinusitis
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My daughter she is 11 and have a small, but movable bump on her ear. My other daughter says it might be bot fly.I saw a video and was worried if it was. Any advice to tell if it is?
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I have a small lump behind my right ear, not exactly behind but almost on  my head alittle down where the hair line ends, its a hard lump, it doesnt move. What should I do?
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My son is six years old and had chicken pox a couple of weeks ago. A few days after his spots started to scab I noticed a pea-sized, hard, moveable lump behind his left ear and a similar one further down in his neck. It's not getting any bigger from what I can tell. Is this likely to be his lymph nodes as he's been unwell? It's been there about a week now, is it worth taking him for the doc to check out? Thanks
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my one feels like a little worm. i think it might be O'sirus, the little worm who controls my brain, sometimes i can see him inside my pupils when i look in the mirror, poor guy, i think he just wants to come out and join us, you know... be like us... have a family...

sorry....

i think i had to change the subject there to help me cope with the amount of cancer related links i'm seeing on this page.

....don't take my opening phrase out of context though.
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My friend did have cancer there. Dr. assume it was lymph.  DO NOT ASSUME!! She noticed it get bigger and then the test showed cancer.  
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Ive been in and out of the doctors for 3 yrs about lumps in my boobs. It started with my right and rapidly moved to my left too.  I had a needle test done and the doc found signs of cancer, but a small amount. He sent me in for every kind of testing including a mri mammogram. The results came back fine. I saw my surgeon after that and he told me after 8 months of the needle test, that they were wrong and they are sorry so dont worry, the lumps are normal and come back in 6 months. These lumps have been in both my boobs for 3 yrs and they have never gone away, they have gone from big to medium and from hard to soft, but the one on the left is going up into my armpit. Now the doctors are telling me this is normal and not to worry about it, im only 29, is it normal??


thanks sandra
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I have a lump too, it doesn't hurt, and its dime size. I'm also very tired.

I don't know what to do

SHould I go to the doctors?
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