I have a lump behind my ear and my ear has been hurting... like stabbing pains... whats mostly concerning me is the lump, since i am going to Virginia city tommorrow... do i stay and go to the doctors today or go and go to the doctors on monday?
Oh and i think its swimmer's ear... could i be right?
Thanks
2007-08-10 07:45:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Swimmer's ear involves the inside of your ear, not behind it. You might just have a pimple. When they're back there, they REALLY hurt. Have someone look at it.
2007-08-10 07:54:02 · answer #1 · answered by Baby242 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a swollen gland which would explain the stabbing pain or an ingrown hair.
This has happened to me a few times and the doctor told me it was a swollen gland.
Go to the doctors when you feel you need to.
20 yrs ago my Dad had a small lump behind his ear and after a few days he developed a carbuncle infection that almost left him a quadriplegic because of the intensive brain surgery to remove it. He is fine except he lost his right ear drum and is 75% deaf in the other ear.
If in doubt go to the doctors, I don't mean to scare you but if you listen to someones opinion and it is worse than a gland I could never forgive myself.
2007-08-10 14:57:49 · answer #2 · answered by New England Babe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/200309
said that this type of thing could also be a lymph node swollen from earlier or present infections, or a cyst, pimple, or boil
2007-08-10 15:06:01 · answer #3 · answered by SCIENCE_MAN_88@YAHOO.COM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋