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I have a sharp constant pain directly behind my right ear lobe, and small bites. what could this be? should i be worried? the pain feels like a sharp stabbing electric pain, and there are what appears to be small bug bites behind my ear in the same genera

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

One : One possibility that i would be concerned with is shingles. Pain and red raised "dots" or vesicles can represent shingles. I would also be worried about a bacterial infection such as mrsa. I would recommend having this medically evaluated immediately.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Dr. John Chiu answered

How long?: If this is recent, shingles come into mind.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 7/31/2013

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