Whether the bone behind the ear is normal or not can not be generalized, it needs to be combined with the patient’s specific symptoms, auxiliary examination comprehensive judgment. There may be physiological reasons such as the protrusion of the mastoid bone itself, and there may also be pathological reasons such as acute mastoiditis and acute lymphadenitis.
1. Physiological reasons: the bone behind the ear protrudes, medically known as the mastoid process, which is part of the temporal bone that constitutes the middle ear, and can be manifested as a protruding bone behind the ear, which is related to the development of an individual, and is more obvious to thin people, and generally has no special symptoms.
2. Pathological causes: If there is pressure pain, redness, fever and swelling in the mastoid region, it may be acute mastoiditis, acute lymphadenitis and other conditions. It is necessary to combine with ultrasound, CT and other related examinations to clarify the cause and target treatment.
If there is a protruding bone behind the ear, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time after excluding the physiological reasons, so as to clarify the cause of the disease and treat it in time.