A 24-year-old female asked:
I have a bump in my ear canal. it slightly hurts. what can it be?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Richard Zimonanswered
Internal Medicine 61 years experience
Impossible: to tell what it is "on-line" An exam is needed!! For the present would STRONGLY recommend that you do not keep "feeling" it!! Leave it alone until infection can be ruled out/and treated!
Hope this helps!
Dr Z
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A Verified Doctoranswered
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See doctor: Painful bump in ear can be wax, small boil or cyst or foreign body or growths in ear .Examination is needed to know for sure what it is . See your doctor .
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Last updated Sep 19, 2016
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