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I have had a sore inside the top of my ear for a week and ...

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I have had a sore inside the top of my ear for a week and two days now. I have used alcohol to clean & have put neosporin on it. But it still feels scabby and hurts. Any advice?

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alcohol & neosporin cream

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November 14 9:53 PM (4 minutes and 53 seconds later)
         
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You might want to have it checked out by your doctor. You may need a course of antibiotics to clear it up. Also, if you've been sunburned there before, you might want to have it checked for possible malignancy. Not to alarm you, but it has happened.

You could also try putting some vitamin E on the area. Rather than alcohol, which is very drying, try some antibacterial soap then antibiotic ointment.

Hope that helps,

Kerry



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