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Suggest Remedy For Soreness And Infection In Ear Lobe

Hi, I sometimes pick dry skin on my earlobe around my piercing which i've had for 15+ years. This time i kept picking and picking and eventually decided to apply ointment neosporin to keep it moist (and to keep my hands off). I started noticing drainage (yellow and red) and it's now swollen, hot, itchy, red, throbbing. I stopped using ointment neosporin and started cleaning it with sea salt water solution and that seems to stop the continuous draining. I tried using creme neosporin and again it drains and drains. I read somewhere that I should use hot press to help drain out but i just think there is no end to drainage. I am going to try applying aloe, what do you think? Thank you
posted on Sat, 29 Nov 2014
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Hello
You got infection in the ear lob.
The red , hot swelling all are an indication of infection.
When such patient visit , cleanses and drain is important with povidone ointment.
Also take aceclofenac 200 mg s r , one tablet twice in day for 7-10 days .
Also take some antibiotics like ciprofloxacin 500 mg , one tablet two times in day for 7- 10 days .
Since these both drugs may causes nausea and mild discomfort in abdomen so take some pantoprazole-d , on empty stomach .
Since this is prescription drugs ,so take a prescription from your doctor .
Hope this will,be useful for you.
Good luck.
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Suggest Remedy For Soreness And Infection In Ear Lobe

Hello You got infection in the ear lob. The red , hot swelling all are an indication of infection. When such patient visit , cleanses and drain is important with povidone ointment. Also take aceclofenac 200 mg s r , one tablet twice in day for 7-10 days . Also take some antibiotics like ciprofloxacin 500 mg , one tablet two times in day for 7- 10 days . Since these both drugs may causes nausea and mild discomfort in abdomen so take some pantoprazole-d , on empty stomach . Since this is prescription drugs ,so take a prescription from your doctor . Hope this will,be useful for you. Good luck.