Patient's question:
Hearing is affected, feeling uncomfortable, feeling like ears are blocked. How should I deal with an inflamed preauricular fistula?Doctor's answer:
Hello, if there is an infection with pus formation, antibiotics or sulfonamide drugs can be administered, such as penicillin, 800,000 units each time, intramuscular injection (note to perform an allergy test); or erythromycin, 0.25g each time, three times daily, orally. If an abscess forms, it should be incised promptly to drain pus, clean and disinfect the area, and change the dressing with povidone-iodine gauze. After the redness and swelling subside and the infection is controlled, a fistula resection can be performed. It is essential to remove the fistula completely in one operation, otherwise, residual fistula tissue may lead to recurrent infection, and subsequent surgery will be much less effective.