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What could this be? my ear is swollen, red, warm to the touch, & sometimes itchy. my neck is swollen& i feel something like tiny bones

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Swollen ear: Please have someone take you to the nearest Emergency facility. You will be examined, probably sent for either blood work and/or an xray study. Please let me know how things went.

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Answered 11/28/2017

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