Is it normal to have bumps behind ears

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I have some generally painless bumps behind my ears that come and go. They have been here for about 6 months. There are a few behind my left ear in the crack where your ear meets the head. I also have one in my earlobe. On my right ear, there is one, and it gets bigger and smaller, but never quite goes away. They sometimes itch. They never get bigger than a centimeter, and i haven't recently noticed new ones. Could I have cancer, maybe a cyst? A benign tumor perhaps? If you have had similar bumps, let me know. It's always a bit frightening to find lumps on your body. I am male 20. Healthy otherwise.

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  • DavidGman
    10 years ago

    Hey man, I have one bump behind left ear. It was huge and then small and then huge again . I went to a doctor and they told me it's a cyst. Nothing I can do. Next month I will 20 as well.

    Btw a few weeks ago I showered with really hot water on my ear and it exploded .
    White stuff was coming out of there. Don't worry go to see a doctor.

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  • halfemptyhalffull
    10 years ago

    I think you're allergic to something. Lymph nodes are there and swell due to sinus issues...or..Do you have acne? I've gotten small zits in those spots before

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  • BareClaire
    7 years ago

    Quite Normal....

    They are tracking implants put there by the aliens who abducted you.
    Now look at your watch again, you just lost 6.5 minutes.

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  • Pika-girl
    10 years ago

    When I was little, I felt a lump behind me ear and it was also painless, but it was just my pill bug! I remembered taking one home with me from school!

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  • NeofelisNebulosa
    10 years ago

    I think they're lymph nodes. I have one that permanently sticks out behind my ear, and sometimes the lymph nodes under my arm pits swell up.

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  • dickwashington
    10 years ago

    i got one of those above my eye at the end of my eye brow it doesn't bother me at all except when it gets to biggest point then it feels like the skin is tight and hurts very little but i dont know i never thought anything about it until now you got me paranoid

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago

      Sorry about getting you paranoid, but I am scared as well. Don't really gave a good answer yet...

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      • Riddler
        10 years ago

        Alright well they are either acne, or cysts. Cysts sometimes tend to come back or spread after you pop them. Acne everyone gets and its caused by either oily skin or poor diet.

        Some people naturally have very oily skin and so are more prone to getting outbreaks. The best you can do is go get some cream to make them go away. It might possibly be a wart but from what you said doesn't sound like it.

        If you go to the doctor for a wart they freeze it off, for a cyst they pop it in a way where the puss is completely removed and it wont spread more, and if its acne they give you facial scrubs or topical creams, sometimes they give you medication for sever cases. The eat is a common place to get cysts.

        You can also get cysts from infections. Like if you pierced your ear and it became infected it might become a cyst. If you cut your ear or neck it might become a cyst. You can also get cysts inside your ear and everyone knows how filthy the inside of your ear can get. It does not sound like you have anything to worry about these type of issues are very common. Though if your truly scared you can double check your doctor.

        There is also another possibility that it is a cyst but its caused by a staph infection. Staph infections like MRCA will create these type of infections as well. However anyone can get a cyst in many places on the body. There is vaginal cysts, there is cysts you get on your rear, between your legs, your ear, in your mouth, under your arm I think was another common place.

        I do hope this helped you and relieved you of some of your worry.

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      • DavidGman
        10 years ago

        Please read my comment

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        • boeingdude1
          10 years ago

          Thanks. It was helpful. I do have allergies, so it may be an environmental issue.

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  • Aliceee93
    10 years ago

    Yep they are lymph nodes, I get them. They swell up when you have an infection like halfemptyhalffull said. It's when there producing white cells to fight infection or something like that.

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