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What Could Cause A Large Lump Behind The Ear?

Hi, My son hit fell at nursery yesterday at 11am. His head hit the floor resulting in a large lump behind his ear with a cut. Today he has just had a nose bleed, not a lot of blood, (about a tablespoon). he is not feeling sick and his head doesnt hurt. what should i do? thanks carrie
Mon, 16 Feb 2015
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Hi Carrie.
Thanks for your query.

The evidence of a nose bleed and the large lump behind the ear on head- injury must be investigated by MRI of the brain and the CT scan of the mastoids to rule out internal trauma or bleeding unless proved otherwise.

Rush to ER, get investigations and clinical check-up done.

The lump behind the ear is obviously a hematoma, you can request the doctor to aspirate it, apply a pressure bandage to have an early recovery.
Keep the child under observation for any change in behavior, sensorium, ENT bleeding , vomiting, too much sleeping , not taking orally- this is very important as the children behave differently than the adults after head-injury.

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What Could Cause A Large Lump Behind The Ear?

Hi Carrie. Thanks for your query. The evidence of a nose bleed and the large lump behind the ear on head- injury must be investigated by MRI of the brain and the CT scan of the mastoids to rule out internal trauma or bleeding unless proved otherwise. Rush to ER, get investigations and clinical check-up done. The lump behind the ear is obviously a hematoma, you can request the doctor to aspirate it, apply a pressure bandage to have an early recovery. Keep the child under observation for any change in behavior, sensorium, ENT bleeding , vomiting, too much sleeping , not taking orally- this is very important as the children behave differently than the adults after head-injury.