Is it normal that this bump on my head keeps comming back

49% Normal
14 Comments

okay, i am really concerned about this bump behind my ear on my scalp. Well its not really on my scalp, it feels like its underneath. Every once in a while it appears, its small probably the size of a pea? but if i touch it alot it gets bigger. It only hurts when i touch it ,and ive been having this bump on my head issue for about 3 years! it litterly comes and goes, and it only goes away if i dont touch it. Someone said it was from stress but idk.. can it be somthing more serious? And NO I DONT THINK ITS A PIMPLE! Pimples dnt come and go on the same spot for 3 years. I need some answers, is it normal??

Voting Results
49% Normal
Based on 91 votes (45 yes)
Help us keep this site organized and clean. Thanks!
[ Report Post ]
Comments ( 14 )
  • Neapolitana
    11 years ago

    I would go to a dermatologist (especially because it is painful). It sounds like a cyst, or a calcium deposit. But only a doctor can give you a diagnosis.

    Comment Hidden ( show )
    1
    1
  • Avant-Garde
    11 years ago

    It be a tumor, but It's impossible to say. See a doctor Immediately!!!!

    Comment Hidden ( show )
    1
    1
      -
    • [Old Memory]
      11 years ago

      A tumor wouldn't come and go lol. Just get bigger and bigger.

      Comment Hidden ( show )
      0
      0
        -
      • Avant-Garde
        11 years ago

        Well, then it could be many things. It could be a inflamed lymph node or something else. If she got a scan then they may be able to get a clearer picture. The fact that the OP has had it for about three years is very worrisome.

        Comment Hidden ( show )
        0
        0
          -
        • [Old Memory]
          11 years ago

          It could be bad yes, but usually bumps that have been present for years and haven't made you sick or cause any problems are just bumps that people sometimes get. There are many harmless conditions that cause a weird bump on your body that just stays there. But yeah still go to the doctor, i rekon it's nothing though, If it were a tumor i think after a couple of years you'd be getting some pretty severe side effects like epic headaches, vomiting, dying, that sort of thing!

          Doctors even say that most people overreact and think they've got cancer when they find a lump, but it rarely is.

          Comment Hidden ( show )
          0
          0
            -
          • eurodyme
            11 years ago

            thank you :) but somtimes i even get them in the middle of my head too. Or it appears right behind my ear. I should just go get it checked out.

            Comment Hidden ( show )
            0
            0
  • outie663
    11 years ago

    I have it too. Everyone has glands behind their ears on the soft part under their scalp. Sometimes mine comes and goes too.

    Comment Hidden ( show )
    0
    0
  • moomus
    11 years ago

    Sounds like a sebaceous cyst to me. They can come and go. It's basically a blocked oil gland. But see the doc to be sure.

    Comment Hidden ( show )
    0
    0
      -
    • eurodyme
      11 years ago

      are they harmful?

      Comment Hidden ( show )
      0
      0
        -
      • moomus
        11 years ago

        No, have had one behind my ear for years! I know about them as I am a hairdresser and saw them all the time

        Comment Hidden ( show )
        0
        0
  • Captain_Kegstand
    11 years ago

    Is it right behind your ear, like almost touching it? Is it really hard? Do you have pierced ears? If yes for all three of these, I used to get that from time to time as well.

    If no to any one of those, see a doctor!

    Comment Hidden ( show )
    0
    0
      -
    • eurodyme
      11 years ago

      i do not have any peircings , not even my ears

      Comment Hidden ( show )
      0
      0
        -
      • Captain_Kegstand
        11 years ago

        I used to have something kind of like that every time I stretched my ear lobes. Apart from that I have no idea what it could be, and I would have it checked out!

        Comment Hidden ( show )
        0
        0
  • NeuroNeptunian
    11 years ago

    I don't think there are any doctors on this website.
    I think it would do you some good to pay a visit to a free clinic if you don't have health insurance.

    Comment Hidden ( show )
    0
    0