JustAnswer > Health
Ask A Question|Register|Login|Help
JustAnswer

Health

Ask a Health Question, Get an Answer ASAP!

Have your own Health question?

14 Doctors and Nurses are Online Now
characters left:
Not a Health Question?

Related Health Topics:

  • Ear
  • ,
  • Ent
  • ,
  • Bone
  • ,
  • Face
  • ,
  • Free
  • ,
  • Kind
  • ,
  • Lump
  • ,
  • Left
  • ,
  • Pain
  • ,
  • Nose
Bookmark and Share

Question

I have a flesh colored lump by my left ear - that started about 6 months ago - I have recently started to get ear aches in that same ear - should I see a doctor?

Submitted: 32 days and 11 hours ago.
Category: Health
Value: $14
Status: CLOSED
+
Read More

Optional Information

Gender: Female
Age: 21

Already Tried:
nothing

Posted by Dr. Arun Phophalia 32 days and 11 hours ago.

Info Request

Greetings.

 

Where is the lump exactly situated?

How big is it?

Is it firm, hard or soft?

Do you have hearing problem or ringing in ear?

 

Dr. Arun

32 days and 11 hours ago.

Reply

it is probably 4cm from my ear(toward my check) and centered with my ear - i get ringing from time to time - the lump is hard and i would say it is like that size of a peanut m&m - the thing that bothers me about it is it has grown since it first popped up on my face

Posted by Dr. Arun Phophalia 32 days and 11 hours ago.

Answer

Hello,

 

It should be seen by your doctor as it has been growing and now has started giving you symptoms like pain and ringing in ear. This denote that it is causing the pressure on the facial which in turn is giving you the symptoms. The possibility of the diagnosis can be;

 

1) A salivary gland tumor; usually they are benign tumor.

2) Bone growth from face bones

 

Please feel free for your follow up questions.

 

Dr. Arun

32 days and 11 hours ago.

Reply

what kind of a doctor should i see? Some people have told me a dermatologist and some have said ear, nose, and throat

Accepted Answer

Hello,

 

It should be a Ear Nose and throat (ENT) specialist.

 

It is pleasure and privilege assisting you.

 

I hope this was helpful to you. If it was, please remember to ACCEPT the answer so I can get compensated for my work. if you have any more questions, please feel free to ask. I am truly privileged to help you, and I want to make sure that you are satisfied with the answer. Good luck!

 

Dr. Arun

Picture
Expert: Dr. Arun Phophalia
Pos. Feedback: 99.6 %
Accepts: 
Answered: 10/21/2009

Doctor (MD)

MBBS, MS (General Surgery), Post-doctoral Fellowship in Sports Medicine

+
Read More

Related Health Questions

  • Does spliting your head open as a kid make you dumb?
  • I had a pain in my left testical after ejaculating about 4 ....
  • has the emergency contreception failed?
  • what does it mean when your stoolis turquoise
  • Hi can someone tell me please when I lay on my right side
  • how long are contacts suppose to last
  • i have been on yaz for a month and it has been
  • Solitary mastocytoma, hives and maybe eczema in 14 month old



Disclaimer: Information in questions, answers, and other posts on this site ("Posts") comes from individual users, not JustAnswer; JustAnswer is not responsible for Posts. Posts are for general information, are not intended to substitute for informed professional advice (medical, legal, veterinary, financial, etc.), or to establish a professional-client relationship. The site and services are provided "as is" with no warranty or representations by JustAnswer regarding the qualifications of Experts. To see what credentials have been verified by a third-party service, please click on the "Verified" symbol in some Experts' profiles. JustAnswer is not intended or designed for EMERGENCY questions which should be directed immediately by telephone or in-person to qualified professionals.
Question List | Become an Expert | Terms of Service | Security & Privacy | About Us
© 2003-2009 JustAnswer Corp.