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Swollen preauricular and postauricular
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I have swollen preauricular and postauricular lymph node on ear and Just behind ear with swollen external ear canal and right side of tonsil is bigger than left side from last 2 years and the swelling has come around 5-6 days ago lymph nodes are not visible by eyes but can be fell there is no major swelling very low swelling is it normal or something serious.
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Dr. Jaimini Thakkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
6 yrs exp
Anand
It's not serious.
It could be related to reactivate lymphadenopathy.
start with oral antibiotics.
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Dr. Himani Gupta
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
8 yrs exp
Guwahati
These could be reactive lymph nodes.. most likely nothing to worry about
Do take 1 week antibiotic course… see the response and proceed accordingly
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Dr. Nafisa Parveen
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
18 yrs exp
Delhi
If lymph nodes are tender you can take antibiotic course.consult an ent specialist for treatment
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