Ear bone hole bulging hard may be related to proliferative scar, keloid and sebaceous cyst with infection and other reasons.
1. Proliferative scar: after ear piercing, the deep dermal layer of the wound healing process, the body inflammatory reaction, collagen synthesis and degradation of imbalance, the appearance of abnormal mucopolysaccharides, and myofibroblasts caused by hyperplasia. Clinical manifestations of the ear bone hole localized elevated pink or purple-red lumps, surface congestion, hard texture, the edge does not protrude into the normal skin, accompanied by itching and pain symptoms.
2. Keloid: this disease has a close relationship with body type and heredity. Clinical manifestations of the lumps vary in shape, pink or reddish-brown, texture such as cartilage-like hard lumps, inelastic, the surface can be uneven, the lumps obviously protruding and to the surrounding progressive expansion. It can be manifested as a hard bulge in the ear bone hole.
3. Sebaceous cysts with infection: when the ear bone hole healing process, the skin edge of the inward roll, subcutaneous gland openings due to scar contraction blockage, the formation of cysts in the gland ducts, such as secondary infections, abscess formation can occur, the swelling around the formation of cellulitis can be manifested as ear bone hole bulging hard.
When you find the ear bone hole bulging hard, you can actively seek medical treatment, systematic examination to clarify the diagnosis and etiology, under the guidance of the doctor active treatment.