Dear patient,

Thanks for your health concerns. With such localized symptoms in the bone behind the ear(called the mastoid process) along with the soft tissues surrounding the area one of the key things that need to be ruled out is an infectious process (for example mastoiditis); since the symptoms recurred despite conservative basic management, I would advise you to visit a health care providerwho can perform a focused physical examination and determine if other medications and tests are needed

Hope this is useful wish you the best health,

Dr Brenes Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic Rochester

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