Molecular Any injury sustained from blunt force, which may be related to MVAs, or mishaps, falls or jumps, blows or crush injuries from animals, blunt objects or unarmed assailants. Cf Penetrating trauma. A wound in which the surface of the skin remains intact, caused by impact or collision with a blunt object, e.g., an automobile fender.
Mastoiditis occurs when ear infections cause infection in the mastoid bone. The mastoid bone can be found directly behind the ear. Mastoiditis causes the area behind the ear to swell and protrude out of the skin. The bump behind ear is accompanied with fever, ear pain, hearing loss and ear redness.
(AKA BTE hearing aids) Behind the ear hearing aid. When you think of a hearing aid, the first image that pops to your mind is this banana shaped plastic part placed behind the ear, connected to something placed within the ear (earmold). This type of haring aids are called behind the ear hearing aids.