The human earlobe is composed of tough areolar and adipose connective tissues , lacking the firmness and elasticity of the rest of the pinna. Since the earlobe does not contain cartilage it has a large blood supply and may help to warm the ears and maintain balance. However earlobes are not generally considered to have any major biological function. The earlobe contains many nerve endings , and for some people is an erogenous zone .
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within past 24 hours, I have developed red, itchy and swollen areas on hand, head and arm areas. Also, my left ear lobe, which is oozing clear fluid. Within the past week, I began drinking coffee, about 2 -3 cups a...
MY 14 year old son, has had a lump in his earlobe for over a year, it doesn't usually bother him, but today it was very swollen and hot. i pushed on it, and foul smelling pus can out of it. Is it just acne? or...
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I noticed today that my son had buldge on the bone behind the right ear lobe. Left side is normal but the right one is bigger. He pleyed basketball this morning and after that he has paine in the upper right...
Hi just noticed my 2 half year old with a purple XXXXXXX below her ear lobe has faded but im panicing she has just come ova the bug on saturday could it b 2 do with that
my daughter has a lump behind her ear where her lobe meets her jawline. shortly after her ears were pierced, she was hit with a playground ball and didn't tell us until a week later because her earlobe had grown...
Son had earring in for a month without cleaning. He noticed bump behind earlobe then realized his lobe was red and hurt. He took earring out original bump has gone done now has a second painful bump behind ear above...
I have a 2 yr old son. Earlier today I noticed him rubbing the base of his skull and his left ear. Now that it is midnight and he has climbed in my bed, I was rubbing his hair and found a golf ball sized swollen area...
My wife has swollen BOTH earlobes. Its itchy sometimes. It is slight red too. It has completed 5 days. No piercing problem. It is due to allergy or insect bite. Ear feels hot many times. Do I need to see doctor...
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1. My baby ( One month old girl ) was administered Revac B+ ( Recombinant ) Hepatitis B vaccine from XXXXXXX Biotech.
Is it possible to get infection, if somebody...
i have a large dark thing behind my right ear its not sore but its about size of ear lobe .
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User : Hi, My wife has large earlobe. Could you let me know the best way to fix it. Is it by tissue glue or stiches? And what will be it cost, I am staying in XXX. thank you.
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User : recently, my wife got Ear piercing done just...
User : I woke up this morning with what looks like bilateral bruising on my earlobes. Is this a sign of something? The "bruising" looks identical on both sides, I'm 28 and this has never happened before. The "bruising" does not hurt.
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I wore magnetic earrings on my ears for about 1 and a half months for 7 hours a day and eventually my ears started growing cuts and making a hole. Now I have quit wearing them or at least 4-5 months and little balls are in my earlobe and on the outside they are red. I need help on how I can get them removed or how to get them out or to try them....
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My earlobe hurts and it is swollen and red but i AAAAAAA t worn earrings lately and they hurt when I touch them what should i do?
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Hello... I got stunk by a bee last week on my right earlobe . I believe it was a bee. It left the stinker on my ear. I pulled it out. A week later, i noticed a lump on my neck right below my earlobe. Is it lymph node reacting to the stink? If so, how long does it take for it to go down. My earlobe is slight swollen. Toni
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I haven t had my ears pierced since i was little, but every now and then my right ear gets slightly swollen (Doesn t hurt) and i pop it like i would a zit. It gets kinda warm but goes away after a few hours, or over night. I m not sure why it s doing this, since it s been a long time since i ve even worn any earings. Whats wrong?
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I have developed a red rash on the shoulder blade , earlobe and behind the ear all on my right side. This is since 3 days now and while it itched on day 1, there is very minimal itch now. Also, the earlobe is slightly swollen and when I pressed it yesterday, blood oozed out a bit and now there are small wounds ( nicks) all around the...
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my son 7 month olb having wound in the back of the ear lobe i think its due to not drying properly after bath,its smells also and suggest me what to do. is there any ointment availble
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I have a localized rash on each side of my neck just below the ears and extending up to and onto the earlobes. It progressed gradually over the past 3 days and is not driving me nuts . There is a small batch of approx. 3mm red bumps immediately below each earlobe. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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my blood preasure is normaly 115/60 the past 2 weeks it has been 128/82 (this is high for me) and on my left side i also have a tingling ear lobe and it is going down jaw . went to my doctor and he said it was my sinus and i should us alergie meds and nose spray. it has not helped. my question is could it be because my blood preasure is high for...
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Hello! I got my tragus pieced a few weeks ago. I ve been cleaning it twice a day with a mild soap and water/or saline spray. About a week ago I developed a slight rash on my face very close to the tragus, and a little on my ear lobe too. The itching has gotten very annoying. Yesterday I did go back to the guy that pierced it and he took out the...
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Hi, I ve had swimmer s ear before so I know what the symptoms are, but this time, my ear hurts when I push on it under my earlobe , only on my left ear. the only thing is, i have done no swimming or laying back in a bathtub, ect.
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