Lump in neck below earlobe

you need to go and get it checked out with your doctor.

Just want to give an update in case someone else finds a hard lump under their ear & like me starts frantically searching the internet 😃.

I went to an ear, nose, throat specialist yesterday. He thinks the lump is a part of the spine that goes from the back of the neck to the side of the neck. I forget what he called it, transverse process something or other. Why it sticks out on the right side & not the left I didn't ask. But our bodies aren't always exactly symmetrical.

He did say the other, less likely, possibility was a parotid gland "mass" & he referred me for a CT scan. But I decided I'm not going to waste my time & money & get exposed to unnecessary radiation just to find out there's nothing wrong with me.

So I just wanted to let people know if you find a hard knob under your earlobe, don't panic! There's a possibility it could just be a normal part of your anatomy 😃

Hi Barb,

I found a mass in the same spot you describe last summer and went first for an ultrasound, then a CT scan, and finally a biopsy. It couldn't be definitively diagnosed and was "diagnosed" at biopsy as chronic inflammation. I spoke to my ENT about it and ultimately decided to have it removed as it was giving me terrible anxiety since no one could really tell me what it was. I had it removed 4 weeks ago and it turned out to be a bacterial abscess so it's a darn good thing I had it removed. It wasn't a pleasant experience and I had complications post-surgery with fluid collection but for me, the anxiety is now gone wondering what the heck it was for over 6 months.

Before it was removed, I too had no pain at all. I had no fever or loss of appetite or anything like that.

I hope you get some answers and it turns out to be nothing to worry about! Good luck 😃

I also found a tiny lump just under my ear lobe which was diagnosed as a tumour in the parotid salivary gland and recently, after it had grown much larger had it removed.