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A member asked:

On monday morning i woke up with a pain behind my right ear and neck and there's like a small bump being my ear, today is still hurting?

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Lymph node.: That sounds like enlargement of a postauricular lymph node, which can happen when you're sick with a sinus infection, which could explain the rest of your symptoms. As long as the lymph node goes away along with the infection, then everything is fine . For the sinus infection, though, you may need an antibiotic.

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Answered 11/28/2017

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