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Posted 3/13/2017 8:58 PM (GMT -5)
I've had a small node behind my ear for awhile. Within the past two days, it's at least doubled in size and my entire ear lobe is warm and sore. I can't tell if it's a lymph node or a cyst. Has anyone else had this? I suppose I shouldn't be worried if it's a cyst since I'm on Biaxin. But man is it sore.
Posted 3/13/2017 9:03 PM (GMT -5)
I had a reoccuring nodule from old earring and it got infected once ...whole node got hige . Took bactim and went into herx als sx .. with vasculitis ..anyway 1.5 years later the lymph node is still enlarged ...ozone injection has been the only effective thing ...red root maybe ....
i just had a cyst on thigh and i was on 3 abx ..total bs ..maybe bart
Posted 3/13/2017 9:18 PM (GMT -5)
Blue, I had a feeling you'd respond! I'm thinking it's Bart coming out. This is the first time I've been on something that works on Bart. My foot felt like it was broken for three days and then felt better. Now this. Hoping it doesn't get worse since we are getting 2 feet of snow tomorrow.
Posted 3/14/2017 10:16 AM (GMT -5)
It may also be the "end" of the occipital bone being inflamed - I get this and it gets soooo sore!! I have used heat to help (odd, I know, but ice didn't help!).

If it's a lymph node though, a lymph massage should help it - not just on that one lymph node, but on any that may be in that area as well.
Posted 3/14/2017 11:04 AM (GMT -5)
VIEW IMAGE

Look how many lymph nodes are in our head and neck area.

My most hurtful nodes were the posterior auricular and the supraciavicular areas. Red root and lymph massage really helped me.
Posted 3/15/2017 2:12 AM (GMT -5)
I have had that for over a year now, the swelling is sometimes pea size and sometimes, like at the moment considerably larger. Thanks for image PeteZa, my problem areas behind the ears are the posterior auricle and deep cervical. The lymph nodes behind the right ear are always more swollen than the left. MY GP sent me for an ultrasound on my head and neck and results were .... surprise surprise, swollen lymph nodes as my body is continually fighting off an infection and thyroid nodules. I am taking Buhner lyme and bart protocol and red root and feeling much better than I was and actually back in work full time which I never thought I would be able to do.

As well as the swollen lymph nodes round ears and neck I have psoriasis of the ears but that seems to be healing with the sida, alchornea, cryptolepis, propolis and houtt. Almost a year ago I had the worst herx ever when I started houtt delighted that I am now up to 44 drops per day so it shows my body is stronger and the detox, detox, detox has helped that.
Posted 3/15/2017 9:38 AM (GMT -5)
Congratulations on getting back to work full time, Suzee!!!

For the psoriasis, have you tried using B. infantis ("Align" brand) as one of your probiotics? It's been proven to help with most psoriasis cases, and I use it any time my psoriasis shows up to help get it back under control.
Posted 3/15/2017 10:40 AM (GMT -5)
Yes, thank you PeteZa! I now think it is the posterior auricular that is so enlarged; some of the other nearby lymph nodes are tender as well. A warm compress has helped with pain. I'm glad it didn't get worse!

I'm going to try lymph massage, so thanks for the reminder Trav!

Congrats on returning to work Suzee...and Daisies, here's to your nodes not enlarging! (what a weird thing to say to someone, huh? lol)
Posted 3/15/2017 10:58 AM (GMT -5)
Mine aren't really swollen but they are really tender and sore in one side of my head. The ones behind the ear and in the neck regions.
Posted 3/15/2017 11:36 AM (GMT -5)
I keep touching it to see if it's still sore and enlarged....yes, it is. And now even more painful because I keep touching it. LOL! I'm like a five year old.
Posted 3/15/2017 11:46 AM (GMT -5)
I'm the same way, Pmm!!! Drives me nuts!! LOL!
Posted 3/15/2017 11:51 AM (GMT -5)

pmm73 said...
I keep touching it to see if it's still sore and enlarged....yes, it is. And now even more painful because I keep touching it. LOL! I'm like a five year old.

I am sure you have heard the joke --

Patient: Doctor it hurts when I do this.

Doctor: Don't do that.

Warm/Cold Compression
When there is tenderness in the swollen nodes, then it can be relieved with warm/cold compression treatment. For this, you need one bowl of warm water and a bowl of ice-cold water. Firstly, dip a washcloth into the warm water and then place the damp cloth over them for 10 minutes. Then, dampen another washcloth with cold water and put it on the affected nodes for the next 10 minutes. You can repeat this after a gap of every one hour.

Swollen lymph nodes are not a disease unto themselves. They are a result that something is not right in the body. Be it viral, bacterial or fungal. It is a warning system.

Mine have been my tattle tale to my mother since I was a wee child. She would put her hand behind my ear and say, "you are getting sick, get to bed." Sure enough I would wake up with a cold the next day.
Posted 3/15/2017 11:52 AM (GMT -5)
I have a nodule on the top of my right foot - not a lymph node though. It came with lyme and/or bart.

...and every time I'm in the tub, I feel it so check out the size....(I'm obsessed) = it's almost non-existent now...
...so I'm pretty sure it was from the infections.

I used to feel my swollen lymph node every evening...as well...it's been gone now for several months...and have just recently stopped 'handling' it...lol.
Posted 3/15/2017 12:25 PM (GMT -5)

Traveler said...
I'm the same way, Pmm!!! Drives me nuts!! LOL!

At least I'm not alone! lol

I just wish I knew exactly what it is...now it's starting to feel warm to the touch but I have an slight earache too.

It IS driving me nuts!!
Posted 3/15/2017 12:56 PM (GMT -5)
I just found this info for anyone else who has the same problem:

Skin Disturbances
>(In early stage and sometimes reoccurrence)
Erythema chronicum migrans: (one or more) Image
May appear as a bull's eye rings, blotch, patch, eczema, hives, welts, malar, sun burn like, or poison ivy like rash and on dark skins may resemble a bruise.
>>A progressive skin atrophy giving a tissue-paper appearance to the affected areas (Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans)Image
> Pinna and ear lobes have varying shades of red. Images
> A benign nodule or tumor on ear lobe, nipple, scrotum ... Lymphocytoma
> Sensation of water dripping on skin or tingling sensations (like an insect crawling on skin, water dripping on skin, tingling, or spider web laying on skin.
> Janeway lesions,Osler's nodes, Splinter hemorrhagesin
(Bacterial endocarditis)See Heart Image
> Spots and areas on the body under skin that suddenly become extremely sensitive to touch.
> Burning pain like sunburn or freshly scraped skin embedded with sand in the digits/ limbs.
> Sudden itchiness of limbs or parts of body.
> Skin flushes
> Nodules under the skin
> All lumps and cysts become very painful during periods of active Lyme and within areas of inflammation. E.g. all endemitriosis cysts, implants, lesions, endometrioma's, endometrial polyps and sebaceous cysts, popliteal baker's cyst, paralabral cysts, ganglion's, lipomas, or any cyst within the body or lumpy masses under the skin or as well as old scars, warts, swollen lymph nodes, calcium deposits, Fibrocystic Breasts, Polycystic kidney cysts...
> Fingernail changes such as vertical ridges, curved under, flat in center
> Scalp rash
> Rashes, eczema
> Numbness, tingling Demyelinatiion

take from http://www.lyme-symptoms.com/3Lyme-Symtoms.html#Skin
Posted 3/15/2017 1:18 PM (GMT -5)
I looked at the image PeteZa posted and was surprised not only by the number of those little glands, but also that everyone of them are dealt with on that youtube video I always post for Lymph node massage method of the head and neck.
Posted 3/15/2017 1:29 PM (GMT -5)
There are something like 300 lymph nodes in the neck alone.
Posted 3/15/2017 1:29 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks for the congrats on getting back to work full time, I honestly never thought it would be possible to do that again. It is really down to all the knowledge, information and help on this forum that I have been able to do this. Finding out about herbs and protocols and then a bit of trial and error finding the ones that work for me.

Trav, thank you so much have just ordered some B. infantis ("Align" brand).

Oh and of course detoxing !!!
Posted 3/15/2017 5:00 PM (GMT -5)
if caused by lyme/coinfections, the lymph nodes get smaller, less tender and less painful when u get on bicillin injections or oral amoxicillin . if that does not happen i would do an ultrasound of the nodes , just to rule out some more morbid conditions, especially if u see them growing larger. ultrasound is not 100% guarantee to tell u whats there but it's good sports to get a picture of them. they need to be elongated (ovoid) and no larger than 1cm on smaller diameter.

lymphatic drainage massage also helps A LOT
Posted 3/15/2017 5:58 PM (GMT -5)

1000Daisies said...
Is it on the ear? Or behind the ear - like on the skin literally behind the ear?

I have had these "bumps" behind the ears. They come and go. I have literally had them for over 20 years - maybe nearly 30(?) years now - for as long as I can remember. They always come and go. It's kind of odd. I haven't had them in awhile now.

I don't know if this is the same thing that you are referring to though. And I really have no idea why I get them.

I too have had them occasionally occur mostly in the posterior auricular over many years although its been a while since the last one in that location. Preauricular also.

I would often intentionally cause them to enlarge over days and then drain them, clean them up, and they would heal up nicely.

I would also occasionally get them on the ear lobe as well appearing as a small nodule.
Posted 3/16/2017 9:10 AM (GMT -5)

ChickenArise said...


I would often intentionally cause them to enlarge over days and then drain them, clean them up, and they would heal up nicely.

I would also occasionally get them on the ear lobe as well appearing as a small nodule.

How did you drain and clean it? In the past, I've used tea tree oil on a cyst and it worked but I couldn't find it this morning at the store.

I apologize for being a neurotic mess over this "bump" but it is getting bigger, not as painful, and feels almost like a blister when you touch it.

I put neosporin on it and covered it with a gauze pad in case it starts to drain.
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