A 27-year-old female asked:

hi. i've been having a problem with my left ear. it started off with pain and there was a swollen lymph node which was painful with touch. now the pain is gone lymph node no longer swollen but my ear is blocked. it is weak in terms of hearing.

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Dr. Stanley Katz answered

46 years experience Dermatology

See ent doc: suggest that you be eval and poss txed by ENT doc soon, esp if problem persists

Answered on Jan 5, 2020

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