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.
Other symptoms of an ear infection may include: 1  Swelling, heat, or tenderness around or behind the ear. 2  Redness of the ear, ear canal, or skin around or behind the ear. 3  Drainage from the ear that does not look like earwax. 4  Itching of the ear or ear canal. 5  Fever.