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Everytime i get a swollen lymph node behind the ear it is accompannied by a massive headache that last for days leaving me like in a brain fog..i?

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Dr. Ziad Akl answered

Infection: You're probably getting an infection somewhere in the area. Either the scalp or your ear. Next time it happens see an ENT while it is happening.

Answered 6/10/2014

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