Constant right ear fluttering, swollen right lymph node, and neck pain!
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Hello all!
This is my first time posting on here, let me know if I am missing anything! I am a 21yo female in California, and I have been having this very strange and quite annoying fluttering in my right ear. I should probably preface this with some recent health history: a few weeks ago I had a small bit of a sore throat and post nasal drip. It may be the aftermath of my strep throat, which I took a 5-day antibiotic run for it- that happened about a month ago (right before the sore throat). It went away successfully, but like I said: I had lingering uncomfortability and some mucus stuff going kn. Also, in August, I had mono which also put my throat and lymph nodes through the ringer in general!
The fluttering/throbbing does not hurt. My hearing is beyond fine, I do not feel any pressure. It is just a very weird and quite annoying fluttery feeling. It has gotten a lot more frequent in the last week (it's been going on for 2 weeks now), almost every few seconds now!! When I called the Kaiser advice nurse line when it had been going on for just a few days, she recommended a hot compress and a decongestant. I tried a hot water bottle and my ear did not flutter when it was applied, but not even a minute after the heat was gone would it start again 😦 what's up with that?
Then, about 6 days ago, I noticed my right lymph node was swollen and hard 😕 not painful, and no sore throat. The swelling hasn't gone down yet and continues to stay firm if I push down on it.
One last strange thing about this all is I have light neck pain- but only on the back right?
I may just be imagining this as well, but I may have very slight pain in my lymph nodes under the armpits as well...?
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dannysarruby jupiter.elise
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By the fluttering/ throbbing.... could it instead be catagorised as like feeling a pulse in your ear?
Your previous history of ENT problems could have triggered some hiccups is ear health. The hot compress is classic ease from inflammation (a cause of feeling a pluse-like sensation in the ear).
Neck pain I wouldn't read into much... honestly don't Google it, it's not worth the "what if it's this... omg it might be that... omg I might need that surgery.... or it's just a strain" 😛
I would ask to be reviewed by an ENT specialist due to ongoing ENT problems.