Sore ear

[Mrspoppins]

The cartilage bit above my actual ear hole, but not the outside bit, is REALLY painful (sorry I don't know the correct medical terminology). For the last 4/5 days it has only been sore to touch, but now I can feel a dull ache all the time. Its even sore when I lie on the pillow at night. My hubby's had a look but says he can't see anything, but its starting to worry me. Any ideas?

[sqad617]

Mary....it is nothing serious or dangerous and is known as perichondritis. It has many causes one of which is a low grade bacterial infection. Another cause is a patch of eczema in the ear canal that becomes infected.
A trip to ypur GP and a course of antibiotics and "Bob's your uncle"
Good luck Mary.

[Beauj]

squad is right, but it may also be - something a suffer from - what we call - 'Blind Boils'! You don't see them as such, but are bloody sore and will ease in a few days. Try rubbing a wee bit of warm olive oil on a bit of cotton wool round the affected area, - I also apply Tea-Tree Oil along with it. That should keep any infection at bay. Hope it gets better soon, nothing worse than ear-ache of any kind!

[Mrspoppins]

Many thanks folks. I have made an appointment with the GP - the earliest one I could is Friday am! Thanks again for reassuring me!