<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.My husband has a nut shape lump just under the ear and it happens every once in awhile...when he eatsThe doctor said it was a stone, but of course she is not back from pregnancy leave, until June. It is sore and only bothers him every once in awhile. It can be sore for a few days or maybe half a day. Could this be a glandular stone.?Thank you  <response>: Hi! This is a lymph node and not a stone! Thanks for writing to us and sharing your husbands case of sore lump under the ear with Chat Doctor! The lump sometimes disappears it means it is not a stone in salivary glandparotid; this is definitely a lymph node getting enlarged due to some scalpearnosethroat infection; and soreness indicates the severity of inflammation and the tension on skinsoft tissue! A needle biopsy is necessary, however, to see the possible reason behind it; therefore, just dont worry! Hope you got the answer; regards, 