last saturday i awoke with a mild sore throat that lasted for a day, on Monday my left ear opening felt enlarged and the back of the ear was sore and slightly reddened along with 2 red bumps resembling pimples had formed on my neck below the left ear approx. 1.5 apart (no itching etc.), around tuesday evening I noticed similar red bumps in my hairline above the left ear extending to the end of hairline at the back, where i could feel a lump...none were painful to the touch (with the exception of 2 red bumps that formed on the back of upper ear, that dried out overnight) however i feel sharp pain here and there from the area above/behing my ear beyond hairline (quick penetrating stab), that will actually awaken me, this is accompanied by a feeling of extreme tightness of the scalp above the left ear radiating back I can only sleep on that side with an extremely soft cushion and if i drizzle cold water over the area it provides relief or a heating pad. The sensation of affected area is like road rash , however I haven t experienced any scalp trauma, product reaction etc. Lastly, there is some tenderness on the left front of neck...otherwise I m totally healthy no meds/conditions...