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What Is The Lump At The Back Of My Head Behind My Right Ear?

i get a sudden lump at the back of my head behind my right ear. i have had this about 4 times now and the lump comes and goes. i also get this emmense throbbing pain with this lump and when the lump goes down the pain usuall stops but today the pain did not stop. the pain does not go away even if i sleep or drink water. i am scared that this is a brain tumor? please help me
Wed, 10 Jun 2015
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Hi,Dear,Thanks for the query from you to my HCM Clinic.I have gone through your query and after indepth study on it, In My opinion-your todays paining rt ear lump ,by no means is Brain Tumour -as you think and worry.I can rest assure you that its not the brain tumour.I would advise you to check up from ER Ent Surgeon.YOu need Antibiotics -Oflox with Ornidazole , Tb NSAID, Tb.Serropetidase-for 10 days time after the Pus-C/S sample is sent for study.YOur Ent Surgeon would take care of all this .Diagnosis-It could be mostly-Acute on -Chronic boil behind the right ear lobe/ or could be acute on chronic mastoiditis-In both the cases-Proper Incision and Drainage with scraping of abscess walls is needed.Treatment under cover of Surgeon or Ent Surgeon is the right way to get the help.Hope this would resolve your worrysome query for now.Wellcome-to my HCM Clinic for any more query.
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What Is The Lump At The Back Of My Head Behind My Right Ear?

Hi,Dear,Thanks for the query from you to my HCM Clinic.I have gone through your query and after indepth study on it, In My opinion-your todays paining rt ear lump ,by no means is Brain Tumour -as you think and worry.I can rest assure you that its not the brain tumour.I would advise you to check up from ER Ent Surgeon.YOu need Antibiotics -Oflox with Ornidazole , Tb NSAID, Tb.Serropetidase-for 10 days time after the Pus-C/S sample is sent for study.YOur Ent Surgeon would take care of all this .Diagnosis-It could be mostly-Acute on -Chronic boil behind the right ear lobe/ or could be acute on chronic mastoiditis-In both the cases-Proper Incision and Drainage with scraping of abscess walls is needed.Treatment under cover of Surgeon or Ent Surgeon is the right way to get the help.Hope this would resolve your worrysome query for now.Wellcome-to my HCM Clinic for any more query.