bump behind my ear

[andreamartiniuc]

i have this hard bump on the back of my ear. It's not even red but it hurts. I woke up with it in the middle of the night a 2 nights ago. It went away a couple of hours later but it came back last night and now it hurts and it's not going away. what is it? dangerous?

[littlechica]

hi, i have been having the same thing for the past ehh, maybe 6 years. i went to the doctor, and my doctor told me that when i peirced my ears when i was younger, i must have somehow ripped my earing off the wrong way, and the way my skin grew back was very un-usual. it had grown back as a bump on the back of my ear, similar to what your discribing. my doctor said that this was very un-usual, but it could not hurt or physicaly damage my ear. i hope my description was helpful. please let me know if i was to your assistance .

                       your little friend, signed - littlechica <3

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
A recent onset painful bump can be a boil, an abscess, a hair follicle infection or a cyst. Though not dangerous this will need to be treated with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory agents. Please get your PCP to take a look at it. Take care!

[ayyy_davis]

maybe it could be an irritation? like a certain type of fabrick wen rubbed on ur ear irritates it
its just an opinion but maybe u shoul put some cream or like vasiline on it to protect it...hope things workout