If you find a lump behind your ear there is usually no cause for concern. Lumps, bumps or nodules behind the ear can appear for a number of reasons and most of them are harmless. You may find that if the bump is caused by an abscess, swollen lymph nodes, or an ear infection then it could hurt. However, some lumps behind the ear that are caused by a cyst or a buildup of fatty tissue won’t cause any pain.

Everybody has lots of small, tiny bumps on their tongue which are the same color as the tongue and are generally never noticed. Some of these bumps, called fungiform papillae, are connected with your taste buds and these are found on the top of your tongue. Circumvallate papillae are tongue bumps that are found on the back of the tongue. Infections, injury, or viruses can make these tongue bumps become enlarged and swollen causing discomfort and sometimes pain. The medical name for enlarged bumps on tongue is enlarged papillae.

There can be many reasons for having bumps in your mouth. Sometimes, bumps on the roof of your mouth can be caused by damaged saliva ducts or smoking. Or you may find bumps in your mouth in places like inside your cheeks or you may have lumps in the inner part of the lips. Sometimes, dental problems can cause lumps to appear on your gums. In some cases a bump in mouth can start out small and white but then become bigger and look like a pimple. Generally, the underlying causes of bumps, lumps or pimples in the mouth are infections, allergic reactions, digestive problems, some kind of injury, or stress.

A serotonin deficiency can cause a person to feel sad, depressed, irritable, have higher anxiety levels, and also suffer from sleepless nights. Serotonin deficiencies can be treated using natural serotonin supplements which boost levels of this “happy neurotransmitter” in the brain causing a person to feel more positive, happier, confident, and sleep better.

Skin that is sensitive to the touch is a frustrating, and sometimes, unbearable condition which can cause people discomfort and pain. The medical name for skin pain or tenderness is allodynia and it causes the skin to become very sensitive to even the slightest of touches. So, even things like a breeze, brushing light material against the skin, or gently touching the skin can cause pain and sensitivity.

Scabies is a skin condition caused by an infestation of the mite Sarcoptes scabiei (also called ‘itch mite’). It is highly contagious skin condition causing discomfort and sometimes pain in affected persons. Symptoms of scabies are a severe and relentless skin itch, skin rashes, red bumps and blisters, and swelling on infected areas of the body. The intense itch can cause a person to scratch the skin areas infected by scabies causing secondary skin infections.