I also found a lump behind my ear and I will soon be going to the doctor.
This is the research and info I found on the web and in the forum. Hope it helps. Please send me something back if you get anymore info thank you!
Asked on august 11, 2004, at 5:14 pm.
Should you be concerned about a bony fixed lump on one side behind the ear which is painful to touch?
Answer by anonymous contributed on november 09, 2004, at 9:10pm. Last updated on november 10, 2004, at 11:58pm.
This is probably a swollen occipital lymph node. It is usually a sign of infection elsewhere in the body and occurs when your immune system is trying to fight the infection.
Although it seems bony it isn't actually bone, it is just the abnormal swelling which makes it feel like this. Try putting "occipital lymph node" into a search engine for more information.
See your doctor to make sure it is nothing serious, if it doesn't go down within a few days. If you also have a fever, consult your doctor as soon as possible.
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lymph node swelling in the occipital area (behind the ears) is a very reliable sign of fungal infection if combined with the finding of two or three other signs. The signs are
occipital lymph node swelling
scalp scaling
scalp itching
hair loss
researchers found that children with one or two findings rarely tested positive for fungal infection, but those with three or four signs almost always tested positive for the trichophyton tonsurans fungus. Archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine, 1999:153:1150-53
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retroauricular nodes : behind ear
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structure: retroauricular nodes.
Location: posterior to the ear.
Afferents from: lymphatic vessels from the ear and side of the head.
Efferents to: superior deep cervical nodes.
Regions drained: scalp overlying the posterior parietal region; skin of the posterior surface of the ear.
Notes: retroauricular nodes are 1 or 2 nodes located at the insertion of the sternocleidomastoid m.:
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