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Q: Bumpy rash behind ears

asked by: mewie on June 5th, 2009

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Yesterday I felt a few small bumps behind my ear. I assumed it was pimples and ignored it.

Today there are a lot more of them! They are mostly behind both ears, a few on top of my ears and some down the sides of my neck near my hairline. They are pretty small and pink. They only itch a little bit, but sometimes when I touch them or bend my ears they hurt.

I've only done two things differently in the past few days. A few nights ago I switched to a different pillow. It was one I've used in the past but it's been sitting around for a while. The other thing is that yesterday I went to a pool with a group of 80 elementary school students. I don't know if either of those could have caused this, but I just wanted to include everything.

So what could this be, and how can I treat it?

Thanks.

Replies(11)

devonmoto

replied on June 30th, 2009

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question

i have the same thing. started on my left ear.... figured it would go away. woke up the next morning, andit spread through the bottom half of my hairline to my right ear. sort of itchy, burning, feeling. Warm to the touch, not too painful.

Only thing i can think of is a new shampoo? but i use to use this shampoo last year??

Any suggestions?

7779311

replied on July 29th, 2009

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Rash behind ears

I have the same thing!!! i went running Monday when I got back home my forehead start itching....I look in the mirror and i have all these bumps on my forehead.The back of my neck start itching, then my ears! So i bought some corti cream. The bumps on my neck and forehead are almost gone and are not painful. the ones onbehind my ears are scaby and they hurt like heck...They don't itch anymore just hurt....I wonder if there is something going around.

Hello2006

replied on July 31st, 2009

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A new rash going around?

I just made the above post#7779311 "new user"I think this must be a rash/ virus going around. Now my shoulder blade/arm is starting to give me pain...like the muscle pain you feel before you get the flu. This is still in addition to the bumps behind my ear and neck. Gosh. What is this?

ibit133

replied on August 29th, 2009

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I have the same thing as well! I don't know what to do about them. Mine are around the top of my forehead, near my jaw line and behind my ears. Their not very red at all but very warm and the only the ones behind my ears are the ones that itch. I noticed it after I went i swimming in my pool/hot tub, I haven't been swimming for a while, I think my husband changed the chemicals in the hot tub, but could that be it?

roxy5

replied on August 30th, 2009

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I woke up yesterday and felt the bumps behind my ear. Later in the day I noticed they spread to the side of my face. Took some benadryl thinking it was an alergic reaction to something I ate. Woke up this morning, no change. Rash is still there, feels like pipmples. Sure hope someone has an idea of what this is.

andrew_34

replied on September 1st, 2009

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Me too

I have some similar symptom as well. My head all itches and I have thse red little bumps behind both ears and in the ncek around the hair line posteriorly. I changed my pillow few weeks ago, and few days later this began. It is a pillow from IKEA. Does anyone with this problem have this pillow as well? Let me know

ItchyScratchyaaaah

replied on September 9th, 2009

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i have this too it started as just a few bumps behind each ear which i ignored it has now spread to my neck side of my head and forhead especially around my hairline its itching like crazy - pharmacist reccomended hydrocortisone cream and loratadine (allergy) tablets to stop the itching and calm the skin i also find benrdryl cream useful although it is still spreading it is suspected to be a virus but i am not sure i am going to the doctors tomorrow so i will see then i live in kent i am interested to know if anyone else lives in the same area the only thing i can think of is a new pair of earrings or my aunts hot tub so i am really confused?? i will see what the doctor says and post it tomorrow

Hello2006

replied on September 15th, 2009

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Yeah it hink there's something going around...I live in Arkansas..It's gone now...but before it went away it PEELED AND BLED LIKE CRAZY. i MEAN YOU WOULD THINK i WAS PEELING AN orange by the amount of skin I pulled off my ear. How is everyone else doing?

mydraine

replied on November 8th, 2009

New User

rash on face

If this is a virus, I think it has spread to Tennessee. The bumpy rash started behind/under my ears and now it's all over my face, too. It's not painful but feels like a slight sunburn. What did your doctors say?

Knucklehead101

replied on November 22nd, 2009

New User

Well I'm in AZ and I have the same thing... Can't think of anything I have done differently accept I had some Beer the night it happened... doubt that would do it but who knows. started behind the ears and iv very annoying.

Ferburg

replied 9 hours and 0 minutes ago

New User

Rash behind Ears, Neck and Back

Did anyone recently sleep in a hotel before getting the rash? I have the same rash..behind my ears and all over my back?

What about the H1N1 flu shot, did anyone have it just before getting the rash?

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