What is the small hard lump below my ear lobe that radiates pain?
Patient: I have a rice sized, hard bump behind my lower left ear directly behind the lower ear lobe that seemed to appear over the last 4 months and won't go away.  It feels it is sometimes sending an infrequent pain down the side of my next that lasts for 2 seconds. Doctor: Hi.Thanks for your query.Read and understood your history of a small rice sized hard lump behind the ear that sometimes cause 2 second sharp pain. The possibilities are:GranumolaNeurofibromaCyst on a small sensory nerveSince it is so small the ultimate treatment would be to get it excised under local anesthesia and send for histopathology examination to get a final diagnosis. Also watch for similar lumps anywhere else in the body.