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Is A Painful Lump Under The Right Ear A Cause For Concern?

HELLO MY SON IS 8 YEARS OLD AND HE HAS MED SIZE LUMP RIGHT UNDER HIS EAR IT WAS SMALL NOW IT MED SIZE AT FIRST HIS FACE WAS SWOLLEN THEN IT HURTS WHEN HE SWALLOWS NOW HE CANT LAY ON HIS RIGHT IT HURTS HIM THE DOC SAID THAT ITS A MUSCLE IN HIS EAR THAT GETS INFLAMED I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO THEY CALLED FOR BLOOD WORK AND A THROAT SWAB BUT IM GETTING WORRIED
Tue, 25 Apr 2017
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Hello dear!
a photograph of the swelling would be more beneficial for me to diagnose.
It could be a swollen lymph node due to throat infection and that's why the doctors have called fro throat swab. It could be mastoiditis for which blood samples are necessary to check infection and if it comes out positive they will prescribe antibiotics and anti inflammatory medications for a week usually and he will be fine,don't you worry.
I would recommend tab Ibuprofen 200 mg thrice daily for 3 days (avoid on empty stomach) to relieve the pain and it will settle the swelling too.
Hope it will help.
Wishing your child good health :-)
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Is A Painful Lump Under The Right Ear A Cause For Concern?

Hello dear! a photograph of the swelling would be more beneficial for me to diagnose. It could be a swollen lymph node due to throat infection and that s why the doctors have called fro throat swab. It could be mastoiditis for which blood samples are necessary to check infection and if it comes out positive they will prescribe antibiotics and anti inflammatory medications for a week usually and he will be fine,don t you worry. I would recommend tab Ibuprofen 200 mg thrice daily for 3 days (avoid on empty stomach) to relieve the pain and it will settle the swelling too. Hope it will help. Wishing your child good health :-)