These lymph modes are located in front of your ears, and can become swollen if you have an infection in your head or neck.

Some can cause extreme pain, especially those behind the ear that can compress the Eustachian tube and adjacent structures. However, not all swollen lymph nodes are painful or readily noticed.

The possible causes are cancers extending from the ear flap. Or cancers from the parotid gland or lymph nodes around the ear can spread to the temporal bone. Inner ear cancer is also rare, the causes ...