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What Could Sore Lump Above The Ear With Swelling In Face And Breathing Difficulty Mean?
I have a lump above my ear on left hand side of my head. Been there for approximately 8 months. I becomes sore intermittently and my face swells and I have difficulty breathing through my nose. I have had a scan that found a pocket of fluid and biopsy which was inconclusive.
Mon, 28 Dec 2015
Hi Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query sore lump above the ear with swelling in face and breathing difficulty could be due to an infected sebaceous cyst or some other cysts like lymphatic cysts and could be due to swollen lymph nodes due to ENT infection and chronic throat infection. Another possible reason is blockage of ducts of salivary gland which is causing saliva obstruction and pain and swelling. Need not to worry.
Take oral antibiotics and anti inflammatory medicines as these will help in pain and swelling reduction. I would suggest you to go for an FNAC( fine needle aspiration cytology) and ultrasound of the lump for confirmation. Visit ENT specialist once and check if swelling can be relieved by digital pressure manipulation. Sucking on lime and citrus substances can stimulate salivary secretion. Surgical intervention is recommended only after proper diagnosis.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query sore lump above the ear with swelling in face and breathing difficulty could be due to an infected sebaceous cyst or some other cysts like lymphatic cysts and could be due to swollen lymph nodes due to ENT infection and chronic throat infection. Another possible reason is blockage of ducts of salivary gland which is causing saliva obstruction and pain and swelling. Need not to worry.
Take oral antibiotics and anti inflammatory medicines as these will help in pain and swelling reduction. I would suggest you to go for an FNAC( fine needle aspiration cytology) and ultrasound of the lump for confirmation. Visit ENT specialist once and check if swelling can be relieved by digital pressure manipulation. Sucking on lime and citrus substances can stimulate salivary secretion. Surgical intervention is recommended only after proper diagnosis.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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