Swelling lump behind ear

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Asked for Female, 29 Years

I have a swelling behind ear it's small lump we can just feel but not visible 4 years back also I had this it went by itself now also I'm having when I press on it with pressure then it will pain is it serious

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Dr. Varalakshmi Govindappa

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 12 yrs exp Bangalore

Looks like lymph node

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a course of medications with antibiotics and analgesic will be helpful

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Dr. Baisali Sarkar ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 11 yrs exp Kolkata · Accepted Answer

Dr. Baisali Sarkar

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 11 yrs exp Kolkata

It's not serious. It's a post auricular lymph node swelling. The lymph nodes behind the ear are called the posterior auricular lymph nodes. A lymph node can swell if exposed to foreign material. The three main noncancerous causes of lumps behind the ear are: acne skin cysts lipomas

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