Hi, I have had a bump at the back of my earlobe for around a year now and in the last week it has enlarged considerably. I was concerned and visited my GP and he told me that i should leave it alone and it will disappear. He also said that if it needs surgery then it will leave a permanent scar on the ear. Since that, the ear lobe has enlarged and feels rather numb, in addition to this i am experiencing some small pain near my jaw so is this just the lymph nodes fighting the infection? what should i do?