What should I do if I have a pain inside my ear?

Pain inside the ear may be caused by otitis externa, boils on the external ear canal, acute otitis media, and foreign bodies in the external ear canal. It is mainly treated with general treatment, medication and surgery.
1. Acute otitis externa: acute inflammation of the skin or subcutaneous tissue of the external auditory canal. Topical antibiotic ear drops, such as ofloxacin ear drops, norfloxacin ear drops, oral antibiotic drugs, such as cefadroxil, ciprofloxacin, etc.; severe ear pain can be applied to pain relievers, such as ibuprofen and so on.
2. External auditory canal boil: limited purulent inflammation of the skin of the external auditory canal. Local physical therapy, local application of antibiotic ointment such as mupirocin ointment, systemic application of antibiotics, preferred penicillin or macrolide antibiotics, such as amoxicillin, roxithromycin and so on. The boils can be incised and drained after maturity.
3. Acute otitis media: For acute otitis media, local and systemic antibiotic drugs, such as ofloxacin ear drops, cefuroxime, etc., may need to do tympanotomy to drain pus if necessary.
4. Foreign body in the external ear canal: it may be caused by insects entering the ear canal, etc. It is necessary to go to the hospital in time and have the foreign body removed by the doctor.
Drugs must be applied under the guidance of a doctor.
The pain inside the ear may also be caused by other reasons, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, by the doctor to check and clarify the cause, targeted treatment.