What is causing eye irritation, pain and inflammation under eye? Lump on side of head?

Question

I went to see an Opthalmologist who said I had Conjunctivitis. I was prescribed eye drops and the problem subsided.

I am now having pain and irritation again, and have noticed there is an area which extends from next to my nose - under my eye - to about an inch above the corner of my mouth that seems to be swollen. It is hard, and is pretty thin. My eye seems to be dried out and is smaller than the other.

I thought it may have been from a tooth problem, but, I went to my dentist who seems to feel that this is not a concern. I do have some pain in the tooth, but not very much.

I also have a lump on the right side of my head just above my ear. This lump extends from near my temple to just above my ear and is area which is about 2 - 3 inches. I have went to a doctor who mentioned Lymphadenopathy. I was prescribed Amoxyclillin and it seemed to go down, but it is now bigger again. I have finished the anibiotics. I also have a lot of itching above the lump area.

Answer 1

I would say that you should go back to the doctor to get more antibiotics. If it was working, it could just be you need a different one to finish the job.

Answer 2

First of all, how many doctors on Yahoo! Answers are reading your question and are going to make an accurate diagnosis without actually looking at your condition?
Are you going to rely on what I or anyone else tells you what you might have and what medicine to take for it?
No, of course not.
If the doctor(s) you have seen for this have not diagnosed your condition correctly and the antibiotics have not worked, then it's time to see a different doctor.
Whatever it is that's causing your condition is treatable so, you need to continue to seek the proper treatment before your condition leads to something much more serious.
Since you're describing a lump on the right side of your head and it is bothering you and itching, instead of going to an Ophthalmologist which is an eye specialist, I would recommend you see a General Practitioner for his/her diagnosis.

Answer 3

Get back to the Dr. Infections in the head area you don't want to mess with. Also ask him if it could be your sinuses that are infected. My husband had swelling under the eyes and they did a MRI to rule out Sinus problems. Good luck.