The common causes of a bag in the auricle of the ear that hurts when pressed include sebaceous cysts, folliculitis, and auricular suppurative chondritis, etc. At this time, you can choose medication and surgery under the guidance of your doctor.
1. Sebaceous cysts: Sebaceous cysts are formed when the sebaceous gland ducts are blocked and the contents of the glands accumulate. Patients often present with a round swelling on the skin that hurts when pressed. Patients can be treated by complete surgical excision.
2. Folliculitis: As the hair follicles of the auricular skin are infected by bacteria, the lesions are often confined to the mouth of the hair follicles, presenting a purulent inflammatory reaction. At this time there will be localized swelling and pain when pressed. Patients can be treated with some antibiotic ointment, such as erythromycin ointment. Patients with severe symptoms can also take some oral antibiotics, such as amoxicillin and potassium clavulanate.
3. Auricular suppurative chondritis: Auricular suppurative chondritis refers to the acute suppurative inflammation of the cartilaginous membrane of the auricle, mostly due to trauma or infection caused by various factors. Typical symptoms are a mass in the auricular area with painful pressure. When the lump is small, antibiotic drugs such as penicillin and amoxicillin can be used to control the infection as appropriate under the guidance of the doctor.
If the mass is large or the medication is ineffective, surgery is needed.
All of the above drugs need to be used under the guidance of the doctor, when the patient appeared in the ear auricle long a bag when pressed on the symptoms of pain, need to go to the otorhinolaryngology in a timely manner, to clarify the cause of the disease, targeted treatment. Can not be squeezed without authorization, or ulceration may lead to further aggravation of the infection, resulting in serious consequences.