Laceration repair is the act of cleaning, preparing, and closing the wound. Minor lacerations (shallow, small, not bleeding, and clean) may not require medical attention. Antibiotic ointment and a bandage may be all that is needed. However, most lacerations do require repair.
Symptoms of ear infections. Intense pain in your childâs affected ear is usually the first sign of an ear infection. Young children can tell you that their ear hurts, but babies may only cry. Your child may repeatedly pulls on the ear that hurts.
Ear infections are less common in adults than they are in children. When adult ear infection symptoms do occur, they can include: 1  Fever. 2  Earache. 3  Ear pain. 4  Hearing loss. 5  Feeling of blockage in the ear.