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I have a constant throbbing pain in the left side of my neck starting just below my ear lobe. this has been going on for over a week. what could it be?
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Hard to know: Without more information, difficult to know. If it persists, it is certainly worth having examined. Could be muscle, infection (of ear, throat or bone behind ear called mastoid), reactive lymph node, parotid gland or jaw problem or blood vessel problem.
Answered 11/28/2017
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