I want to know if my ear lobe has been infected?

Question

my ear lobe has had pus coming out of it for a one week and then after that it stopped for 1 day and now its back again but it bleeds aswell and the area of infection is getting bigger.it pusses and bleedes continuously and if i leave it i will dry and it will feel horrible so i wash it and then it happens again.what should i do?

Answer 1

Keep it moist by putting something like Bacitracin or some other antibiotic ointment on it throughout the day.  But do that AFTER you clean it good with alcohol (which will burn) or some other disinfectant.  You might even want to go to your pharmacy and ask the pharmacist there to recommend a product for you to use because yes, it's infected.  Obviously, your ear's pierced?????  That happened to me and I just had to let the hole close up because it just kept getting infected all the time.  Don't be squeezing it all the time either.  That could be making it worse.

Answer 2

Call your doctor, or the nearest ER and ask to speak to a triage nurse.  Tell the doctor's office or the nurse what you told us, and ask what you should do.  At the very least it sounds like you should go to a doctor.  

Don't let it get out of hand.  Any infection on the head can travel to the brain if left untreated.