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.
WebMD Symptom Checker helps you find the most common medical conditions indicated by the symptoms ear ache, lump or bulge, pain or discomfort (ears) and pain or discomfort (jaw) including Ear canal infection, Earwax blockage, and Middle ear infection.