A lump on the ear that hurts when pressed may be a boil, sebaceous cyst, etc. It can be treated with topical medication, oral medication, or surgery.
1. Boils: boils tend to appear at the mouth of the external auditory canal, and the pain is more obvious, and even accompanied by rupture of the pus, early on, you can apply local ichthyolite glycerin, and oral antibiotics such as cefdinir dispersible tablets, cefprozil capsules and so on. For those who have ulceration, incision and drainage under local anesthesia can be made, and the pus cavity can be cleaned with sterile saline after drainage.
2. Sebaceous cysts: If there is no secondary infection, surgical excision of the cyst is feasible. If secondary infection, antibiotics should be used to control the infection after surgical excision treatment, commonly used drugs such as cefoperazone, cefuroxime sodium.
It is recommended that patients seek medical advice to identify the cause of the disease, the above drugs need to be used under the guidance of a doctor.