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Mastoid bone behind my left ear is bigger than the one on the right, been like that for 3 years.its a little sore, no pain though and i'm not sick.
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Mastoid bone: Our body is not symmetric, one leg and arm longer than the other is very common. See an ENT doctor to r/o other possibility.
Answered 3/30/2017
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