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 usually include earaches or throbbing pain, sometimes a fever, and signs of inflammation near the ears like redness or fluid leaking out. Although antibiotics are assumed to be the treatment of choice for ear infections, you might want to reconsider this approach.
Signs and symptoms of an outer ear infection may include itching in the ear canal; ear pain or pain when touching or tugging on the outer ear; clear fluid or pus leaking from the ear; a feeling of fullness in the ear; and decreased or muffled hearing.