Question: I have swolen retroauricular lymph node(s) maybe all 2/3 of them are swolen, the whole group is about 11mm long and 5mm wide or so. sensitive to the touch, a little itchy. as well as a large hard lump that came up on my forehead at the same time. Around the same time I also had a cold/flu.

A few years ago, I had a similar large lump on my forehead but it took forever to go away. I believe I have also had the swolen nodes before.

I'm wondering if there is anything that can cause both things? strep? I am of course concerned about the lymph node, but where is that related to ( it is on my right side )? Could tooth issues be causing it ? ( I do need some fillings, have had some tooth pain on the same side as the lump ).

I have previously (few years ago) had a nodule removed from my vocal chord. In the past 3 months I've started biking to work, but in very polluted london, and now ( after quitting smoking for a year / switching to vaping ) i have my old "smokers mucus/flem" back, so I'm wondering if the pollution (+heavy breathing when biking) is also a possible factor. My voice is a little horse, similar to the early stages of when I had my vocal nodule.

I've also had a very slight, but consistant ( i'm almost used to it) headache on the top right hand side of my head, a kind of warm feeling.

Hi,

Thanks for getting back to me.

Yes, I have had a few red bumps in my scalp quite often, and some scaling sometimes too, one spot in particular has always been a problem on my crown. A little dandruff as well.

I did have a blocked nose a couple of weeks ago, but it has cleared up about a week ago. I may have a post nasal drip as well, I do need to clear my throat quite a lot.

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