VIDEO: He Felt Something in His Ear. When He Found Out What It Was He Was Disgusted

We all want to be completely healthy but sometimes you just can’t control what happens.

This man was shocked to realize that he had a lump in his ear and he didn’t know what it was and where it came from.

Panicking that it could be something serious or even deadly he went to the doctor to check it out.

It seems that it was just an abscess but a pretty nasty one as you will see once the doctors starts cutting into it and taking the fluids out of it.

According to doctorshealthpress.com, it can be alarming to find something on your body, such as a lump, that isn’t supposed to be there. However, it may surprise you to learn that lump behind ear are actually quite common.

Some lumps are negligible; others could be signs of more serious conditions. There are numerous reasons why a lump could develop behind your ear.

Acne: Pimples in the ear can develop wherever a hair follicle or pore becomes clogged. The skin behind your ears is no exception. While pimples are less likely to develop there due to the area’s relative isolation, it can happen.

Lymphadenopathy: This is a fancy way of saying a swollen lymph node. They are ovular, vaguely kidney-shaped organs that are distributed throughout the body.

Infection: Any infection that causes swelling in the throat can cause a bump to appear behind the ears. Mononucleosis, for instance, commonly occurs with throat swelling and the above-mentioned lymphadenopathy.

Lipoma: A lipoma is a fatty lump that forms between the layers of your skin. These can appear anywhere on the body and are almost always harmless.

Cysts: The main form of cyst that can appear behind the ear is an epidermoid cyst.

Your skin (epidermis) is topped by a thin layer of cells that your body regularly sheds.

Sometimes these cells move deeper into the skin and begin replicating when they are supposed to fall off (i.e. due to a damaged follicle or oil gland). These cells form the walls of the cyst and begin secreting keratin.

Sebaceous cysts: Epidermoid cysts are sometimes called sebaceous cysts, although this term is misleading.

A true sebaceous cyst originates from oil-producing sebaceous glands and is filled with sebum, not keratin. Having said that, true sebaceous cysts—while rare—can also form behind or on the ear.

Abscess: Abscesses and cysts are similar in the sense that they are enclosed “capsules” filled with fluid.

The main difference is that an abscess is filled with pus. An abscess can develop around foreign bodies, infections, or form out of existing cysts.

Mastoiditis: The mastoid bone runs directly behind the ear. Ear infections can sometimes spread to the mastoid bone and result in swelling or lumps behind the ear.

Tumor: A growth from the tissue of the salivary gland, mastoid bone, or skin behind your ear could be a tumor.

These result when cells multiply uncontrollably instead of self-destructing at the end of their life cycle.

While only a malignant tumor is cancer, a benign one can still be problematic. Depending on its size and placement, a benign tumor could affect hearing quality or cause dizziness.