# I have a lump behind my ear

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 24, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-lump-behind-my-ear/514932 "2009-10-24T02:42:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Viridiana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Viridiana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Viridiana)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-lump-behind-my-ear/514932/21 "2009-10-28T09:29:15Z")

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I had one of those. Turned out to be a swollen lymph node. Doctor treated me like an idiot for being concerned about it. Oh, I’m not bitter. _clenches fists_

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-lump-behind-my-ear/514932/22 "2009-10-28T10:18:07Z")

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Could it be one of [these](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGWFoYHHkP4)? WARNING!!! EXTREME ZIT/CYST GROSSNESS!!! Not for the faint of heart nor the queasy of stomach. (But it’s pretty freaking awesome.) **NSFW language**.

ETA: don’t try to squeeze a swollen lymph node thinking it’s a cyst. That shit **hurts**.

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