Folliculitis of the external auditory canal can be treated with general measures, medication, other treatments and surgery.
1. General measures: patients need to pay attention to the hygiene of the external auditory canal, keep it dry and clean, try to avoid eating spicy and stimulating food, avoid water flow into the ear when taking a bath during the treatment period, and should not wear earphones and earplugs for a long time to compress the external auditory canal.
2. Medications: patients need to use povidone-iodine solution or povidone-iodine solution and other antibacterial lotions under the guidance of a doctor; if it is a bacterial infection, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to use mupirocin, fusidic acid and other antibiotic ointment; if it is a fungal infection, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to use econazole, ketoconazole and other antifungal drugs.
3. Other treatments: In some cases, physical measures such as far-infrared radiation can be taken to assist in the treatment, which will help the inflammation subside.
4. Surgery: If folliculitis develops into boils, incision and drainage should be taken in time for boils that have become pus-filled and volatile.
It is recommended that patients go to the hospital in time and cooperate with doctors for active treatment.