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A member asked:

Coincidentally looking in ear, pure white-looking pimple, no ear pain, just looks large and very white. crackling sound in ear only w/water running.

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Ear: Hard to say from the description. May be a pimple, the back of the jaw joint or a bony overgrowth of the ear canal called an osteoma

Answered 9/14/2014

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Dr. Nazhat Sharma answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Ear wax: If nosing and tenderness around the ear it Could be ear wax. Get your doctor to look at it. And get the ears cleaned.

Answered 9/14/2014

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