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Big lump behind child’s ear

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MapleTreees · 14/06/2026 11:20

I will contact GP tomorrow but in the meantime I’ll probably worry about what this is.

its squishy, to the side of the earring. The piercing is about 3 months old, healed well, never changed. The piercing itself doesn’t seem irritated, so not sure if related.

Big lump behind child’s ear
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barofsoap · 14/06/2026 11:22

probably a sebaceous cyst - ear lobes are a bit prone to these - also could be a node - GP will be able to diagnose

MapleTreees · 14/06/2026 11:56

Thanks, googling and it looks like that might be it. Annoyingly it doesn’t look like they’re easy to get rid of for good unless removed.

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