What Are the Most Common Causes of a Swelling Behind the Ear?

Retroauricular lymphodenovarix is very common and can occur in people of any age and can be seen in many diseases. Often someone with a cold or other infection can have nodules the size of a glass bulb in the neck, behind the ears, under the axilla, or in the groin. Local swelling and tenderness, according to the hardness, is lymphadenitis. Swollen lymph nodes behind the ears are one of the common symptoms in children. The causes are mostly Staphylococcus aureus and hemolytic streptococcal infections. Attach importance to the cause of lymphadenopathy, and seek timely diagnosis and confirmation to avoid delay.

Basic Information

Visiting department: General Surgery
Common locations: Behind the ear
Common causes: Most children are caused by Staphylococcus aureus and hemolytic streptococcal infections. They are found in gingivitis, otitis media, mumps, lymphadenitis, chronic lacrimal gland inflammation, etc.

Common symptoms: Gingivitis is bleeding and pain, otitis media is hearing loss, ear pain, mumps is parotid enlargement and fever, tonsillitis is lochia, high fever, sore throat, etc.

Causes of lymphadenopathy behind the ear

Mostly caused by Staphylococcus aureus and hemolytic streptococcus infection.

Possible diseases are: gingivitis, otitis media, mumps, suppurative mumps, acute lymphadenitis, chronic lymphadenitis, chronic lacrimal gland inflammation, and so on.

Clinical manifestations of postauricular lymphadenopathy

Gingivitis

May be accompanied by gum bleeding, gum pain and other symptoms.

Otitis media

May be accompanied by hearing loss, ear pain, ear pus and other symptoms.

3. Mumps

May be accompanied by parotid enlargement, fever and other symptoms.

4. Purulent mumps

May be accompanied by parotid enlargement, painless masses of the parotid gland, and swelling of the parotid gland.

5. Tonsillitis

May be accompanied by symptoms such as chills, high fever, and sore throat.

Examination of lymph nodes behind the ear

Physical examination

Check for signs of diseases that can cause lymphadenopathy behind the ears.

2. CT of maxillofacial features

Maxillofacial facial features CT examination is of great significance for clinically formulating the correct treatment plan.

Diagnosis of lymphadenopathy behind the ear

Diagnosis based on medical history, clinical manifestations and examination. Touching the ears will make the appropriate diagnosis.

Differential diagnosis of lymphadenopathy behind the ear

Swelling of the lymph nodes before the ear

Different types of alarm signals of different locations of the lymph nodes have different meanings. Swelling is the most common abnormality in lymph nodes. Preauricular lymphadenopathy is mostly seen in the eyelids, parotid glands, cheeks, ears, and patellar temporal inflammation.

2. Tough solid mass in the subauricular area

A mixed parotid tumor or pleomorphic adenoma is a tumor of the parotid gland that contains parotid tissue, mucus, and cartilage-like tissue, so it is called a mixed tumor. The mucus and cartilage-like tissues are transformed from glandular tissues. The outer layer of the tumor is a very thin envelope, which is formed by deformation of the parotid tissue after compression. It is not a true envelope.

Treatment of lymphadenopathy behind the ear

Western medicine treatment

You can first use broad-spectrum antibiotics such as penicillin and streptomycin, or take azithromycin and ciprofloxacin.

2. Chinese Medicine Law

Traditional Chinese medicine has a unique way to treat ear lymphadenopathy. Using internal treatment and external treatment, the effect of the drug penetrates the lesion to achieve the purpose of treatment.