 [ Symptoms ] what is this hard bump in my ear canal  i slept a few nights with headphones in my ears and developed a very hard bump protruding from my ear canal it is hard and gets very upset when i use garlic on it or mess with it   then calming down after a few days doctors are asking 2 000 for a sample of what it is   i cannot afford this i would like to cut it out but it is very painful i also hear a constant high pitch sound in that ear and have trouble hearing [ Disease ] no this could cause heart palpitations and increase her blood pressure