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Can I use the drug "Bactroban" on a sore in my ear canal?

Sent to Health Experts August 13 2006 at 7:21 AM
   

I have a small sore in my ear canal; feels like a pimple. No real discharge but last night when I was touching it, it flattened and a very tiny piece of white stuff came out like what is in a pimple. Today it is not as sore. I wear hearing aids but I have left the left one out for 2 days. Will it hurt to put a dab of "Bactroban" on it in case it is an infection until I see my doctor?

 

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Female , Age: 67

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keeping it clean and dry; avoiding my left hearing aid.

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August 13 2006 at 7:26 AM (4 minutes and 50 seconds later)
         
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Hello,

Yes, you can safely put bactroban on the sore to prevent infections.

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