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Do I Have Mastoiditis? Pic Attached.

Ok,

so I have always noticed behind each ear on my skull there is a big bone. But I was looking at my haircut from the back with a mirror against the mirror and was kinda shocked when I noticed what looked like a tumor/swelling behind my left ear.

The general "bulge" is behind both ears but its more pronounced behind my left ear. Plus my left ear sticks out more, is a little bigger and has a pea size lump on it.

Here is the pic. Just look at the general "bulge" and know that it looks worse in real life and is more pronounced. I looked it up on Google and read about something known as Mastoiditis. The only thing is it's not really red, irritated and it doesnt hurt.

[IMG]http://i62.tinypic.com/2nb7z1w.jpg[/IMG]

What do you guys think? I almost feel like this cannot be normal. I just left the freaking ER for another problem too. Can you have Mastoiditis with no redness or pain?
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nobody has any opinion?
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anyone?
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Here is link to pic:

http://i62.tinypic.com/2nb7z1w.jpg
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