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.
Outer ear infections are also called swimmer's ear, because it commonly affects swimmers. It occurs when contaminated water enters the outer ear, allowing germs to grow and thrive due to warm, moist conditions. Symptoms of swimmer's ear include: ear redness.