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.
An ear infection occurs when a bacterial or viral infection affects the middle earâthe sections of your ear just behind the eardrum. Ear infections can be painful because of inflammation and fluid build up in the middle ear. Ear infections can be chronic or acute. Acute ear infections are painful but short in duration. Chronic ear infections do not clear up, or they recur many times.