Posts by shadowsailor6

stormyjackal46 said:I’ve had this little lump behind my right ear since I was a kid—about the size of a cherry pit. My doctor always told me it was nothing to worry about. It never actually hurt, but lately, I’ve been dealing with these nagging headaches and a weird sense of pressure on that side of my head. Now, things are getting a bit strange: a noticeable thickening has popped up behind my left ear. At first, it was painful, though not totally unbearable, but now it’s just constantly annoying. It feels like a thickened vein when I touch it. Honestly, I wasn't even sure if this was the kind of thing you actually go to a doctor for...

Honestly, that sounds like it. You should probably get to a doctor as soon as possible before it starts causing you real pain.

I’m dealing with some swelling right under my ear as well, and my doctor diagnosed it as inflamed lymph nodes. She put me on a course of Amoxicillin—two pills every eight hours. I’ve been knocking these antibiotics back for two days now, but the swelling hasn't budged an inch, and honestly, the pain is just getting worse. It's becoming absolutely unbearable.