Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
I have a small, hard bump on my skull; it is near the back of my head, behind my ear and a few inches above my hairline. not sure how long i've had it?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Unsure without: A physical exam but it sounds like it may be a lymph node. Have you been sick lately or had any infections? Is it sore or tender to touch? Without feeling it and seeing exactly where it is, it is hard to tell. Monitor for size change and if it gets smaller over the next week or two and disappears, assume lymph node. If it does not change at all or gets bigger, ask your primary to check it out.
Answered 8/18/2017
4.4k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
7 yr old son woke up with dime sized bump on skull behind ear. Very sore to the touch, hard not squishy. Couldn't find evidence of a bug bite. Doctor?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
My 17 month old has been diagnosed with an ear infection and he has a low grade fever on and off. I noticed a small bump behind his left ear on hairline that moves around. What is it?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
I have a small hard bump on the top of my head it hasn't got any bigger it doesn't hurt when i touch it's very hard as if it's apart of my skull what
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
I have a small hard bump in the middle of my head it feels like is part of my skull but I never felt that before and it doesnt hurt what could it be?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
I have a small hard bump on the left side of the back of my skull about an inch from the bottom of the ear. It looks to be in the location of an occipital node but its not soft like a lymph node or very mobile. The GP said no tumour. Skull base???
Small swollen lump at the nape of my neck back of the skull in the hairline near the ear. Feels sore from my constant touching. Can feel it visibly.
It's three lumps, all behind my ear. One is in the space between my jaw, skull, and earlobe. One is directly behind where my earlobe starts, on my skull, but about an inch from my hairline. And the third is touching my hairline, above my ear.
I have two bumps on the right side of my neck and they hurt when you touch them and I also have one behind my ear and on the back of my neck near my hairline ?
My friend has a raised hard bump behind her left ear at the top next to the hairline, its painful to touch and swollen.
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
