I have a large bump on the back of my ear how do i pop it?

It could be a cystic pimple, like a nodule or a papule. It could also be a cyst in general, or the result of MRSA.

I would recommend that you put some topical cream or some tooth paste on it, if that doesn't work, try to pop it again and it that does not work, see a dermatologist because you could give yourself an infection by trying to get rid of it yourself.

Ok, I'm not trying to scare you but I knew someone who had this. It started with a lump in the location like you describe. It started as one, and over the years progressed to other regions beside the eyes, on the forehead and on the cheek bones, as well as on the chest. This person never went to a doctor and would try and remove these lumps himself.

Often they wouldn't pop or could not be cut off at home and there would be blood, and they would get infected which is pretty painful. After about 5 years his face was scarred and lumpy, and he always had one infected or just popped and needed to walk around with bandaids on his face because they were so hard to look at.

Long story short I thought it was going to be something really life threatening causing this or maybe a nasty skin parasite or something, but when he finally ended up going to a doctor her was able to have each one sliced, the contents pulled out (which apparently looked like thick beige string or rope, and doesn't sound like anything that could be squeezed out of a pore) and stitched up with one stitch for a small fee. This fixed the entire problem that he had tried to fix himself for years only making it worse and leaving lots of scars (when the Doctor does it it doesn't leave a bad scar).

So my point is to cut out the middle man (which is you) and go to your doctor instead. If it's just a pimple, well then good, you payed someone to put your mind at ease, and you can leave it alone in that case and it will go away in a few days. But picking at it rarely ends well.

Try a blowtorch.

You have a boil. My son in law had one behind his ear for a long time. It got very painful. We got turimic powder and added a little water to make a paste. Put some behind the ear for about 5 to 10 minutes once a day.. It will pop and blood and pus will come out and start to heal.... His took 2 treatments to pop...

Sounds like a cyst. Behind the ear is also a common placement for one too. There are youtube videos of people making an incision to release the puss inside if you are interested in it.

Don't try to "pop" it as it sounds like it's more than a pimple. This could be serious. For your good, you should leave it alone and book a appointment with a doctor asap.

Wow, I didn't know this was so common. I've had it too actually

Sounds like a boil

It depends on what it is. I had a cyst on my earlobe which I could remove with an x-acto knife because it was a hard lump and I couldn't feel pain in it. The problem is that if you don't get all of it, it will just grow back. I ended up going to a specialist surgeon, having an in-patient procedure done which lasted about an hour, and it cost about $200 bucks. If it doesn't go away in a few months, that's what I would do.

I've had these a few times, i managed to pop them by pushing really hard on the other side of my ear and squeezing at the same time. good luck.

Yep everyone does it

I used to get those ear zits they hurt alot. Don't try to pop it yourself get someone to do it for you.

I've had something similar to this behind my ear lobe more than once. I managed to pop it and my headaches went away.