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Hole In Ear, Yellow Greenish Pus, Swelling. Was It Head Cold?

good morning doctor/s i have this little small hole on my ear . it was there from since birth, it never bothered me or anything. when i squezze it yellowish and greenish puss like liquid would come out. i thought it was just head cold . but lately it has gotten realy cold and anytime i squeeze the ear nothing comes out. and now it swelling . wats wrong. and what can i do to get it back to normal?
Fri, 26 Jul 2013
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thanks for your query.

Its nothing but the preauricular sinus or pit. Its a developmental defects while developing ears before birth.

Sometime it will infect and giving rise to discharge or pus.

If you dont want this, better to have excision of it under local anaesthesia, its a minor procedure hardly take 15-20 min.

Now its inflammed so take any broadspectrum antibiotic like amoxiclav, anti inflammatory like Chymoral plus to resolve the inflammation.

Thanks, take care.
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Hole In Ear, Yellow Greenish Pus, Swelling. Was It Head Cold?

thanks for your query. Its nothing but the preauricular sinus or pit. Its a developmental defects while developing ears before birth. Sometime it will infect and giving rise to discharge or pus. If you dont want this, better to have excision of it under local anaesthesia, its a minor procedure hardly take 15-20 min. Now its inflammed so take any broadspectrum antibiotic like amoxiclav, anti inflammatory like Chymoral plus to resolve the inflammation. Thanks, take care.