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Original poster

Wtf is this on my ear?

37 replies

saxatablesalt · 23/02/2019 21:06

Literally ON the back of my ear, red slightly raised lump that is tender when you press it.

Cyst?! The back of that ear has been sore for a while but I just dismissed it as a spot coming. But this is definitely under the skin.

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Thehogfatherstolemycurry · 23/02/2019 21:10

Is it in the crease be him the lobe where the ear meets the skull?
I get boils there sometimes when I'm run down.

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saxatablesalt · 23/02/2019 21:15

Yes exactly there! It's under the skin not on top of it iyswim so I don't think it can be a boil.

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Plump82 · 23/02/2019 22:01

Is it just behind your earlobe on your neck. Could it be swollen glands?

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saxatablesalt · 23/02/2019 22:04

No it's definitely on my ear and not my neck. I have had lots of swollen glands in my time and none have felt like this anyway.

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Ninkaninus · 23/02/2019 22:07

I think you ought to get someone to take a photo or two for us

Sparrowlegs248 · 23/02/2019 22:09

A spot?

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saxatablesalt · 23/02/2019 22:09

I've tried but it really doesn't show up in a picture at all, just looks a bit red!

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starfishmummy · 23/02/2019 22:09

We need a picture

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saxatablesalt · 23/02/2019 22:12

It's def not a spot

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safariboot · 23/02/2019 22:13

Boils can be deep sometimes I think.

I reckon warm flannel regularly and be sure to tell us all when it pops!

Todaythiscouldbe · 23/02/2019 22:15

I have no idea but I have exactly the same. It's driving me mad, if I catch it by accident it hurts a lot!

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 23/02/2019 22:15

Have you been on a ship out in space recently?

Because then you need to be quarantined or bad things will happen to all humanity.

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saxatablesalt · 23/02/2019 22:17

Come to think of it I was abducted by aliens last week.

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Knittedfrog · 23/02/2019 22:20

Occipital lymph node?

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 23/02/2019 22:21

I knew there would be an epic drip feed here.

MumUnderTheMoon · 23/02/2019 22:22

Is it on the top of your ear? I have eczema just there only on my right ear and it's the only place I've ever had it.

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saxatablesalt · 23/02/2019 22:24

It's definitely not a lymph node, it's on my ear itself and not my neck

It's at the back of my ear, just above my earlobe where my ear meets my head

It looks a little red where it is but it's a lump or swelling under the skin which you can feel

It hurts when pressed

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MyWeaponofChoiceisWords · 23/02/2019 22:26

sebaceous cyst?

Knittedfrog · 23/02/2019 22:30

That's exactly where an occipital lymph node can be found.

AllGoodDogs · 23/02/2019 22:30

Whatever it is, if you pop it please film it and post the video in Sporner Corner 🙏🙏

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saxatablesalt · 23/02/2019 22:33

Is it knitted? Not in any diagrams that I can see!

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saxatablesalt · 23/02/2019 22:35

Guys I can't pop it!! It's under the skin!!

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Knittedfrog · 23/02/2019 22:35

Yeah it is. I had a swollen one once.

Wtf is this on my ear?
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saxatablesalt · 23/02/2019 22:36

What was it? I'm not ill or anything. No ear infections!

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NotTheFordType · 23/02/2019 22:38

It's at the back of my ear, just above my earlobe where my ear meets my head

It looks a little red where it is but it's a lump or swelling under the skin which you can feel

It hurts when pressed

So pretty much exactly like a spot, then?