A member asked:

Just noticed bump on right side of head above ear painful to touch. ive been on amoxicilin for the last week because i that it thought it was my tooth?

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Dr. Garland Martin answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Bump: if a week of amoxicillin hasn't resolved issue needs to be seen about, could just be a tophi, mayh be sebaceous cyst.

Answered 11/18/2016

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Dr. Yehuda Ben-haim answered

Specializes in Geriatrics

Agreed and: besides, bump above ear unlikely related to tooth as anatomically distant from oral cavity

Answered 9/29/2016

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Needs to be seen: Call your PCP for an appointment. It's too far away from your mouth to be related to a tooth, and even if it was related to a tooth, your self medication would not resolve your problem.

Answered 9/14/2017

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

See your PCP ASAP: For evaluation and labs to rule out temporal arteritis. Take care.

Answered 1/6/2016

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