Trazodone may be prescribed to be given 1 – 2 hours before your next appointment to reduce stress and anxiety for the next ear drain appointment.
Aural hematoma home treatment skin#
On occasion, we send our patients home with Prednisone (an oral steroid) to assist with itchy skin or swelling. This is to reduce inflammation and allow the ear to heal. A small amount of steroid is then injected into the area we just drained. Next, we insert a needle and use a syringe to pull the free blood out of the ear flap. When we drain the ear, we first disinfect the pinnae and apply a gel on the skin to freeze the area. In a small percentage of cases, we need to move forward with surgery if draining is ineffective and recurrence is persistent. There is also the option of surgical repair. It will be drained at your first appointment and every 3 days thereafter for three or four treatments as long as the amount the ear produces decreases at each visit.ĭraining the ear is the most favourable and least invasive treatment option as well as least expensive. The treatment for an aural hematoma is the process of removing the accumulated blood from the ear pinna. Aural hematomas are often unilateral (one side only) but less commonly can occur in both ears. The incidence is more frequent in patients with ear infections and allergies. The exact cause of an aural hematoma is not completely understood, though it is commonly seen after aggressive head shaking or trauma to the ear pinna.
It may become turgid or tight if it fills extremely full. It will appear soft and fluid-filled on the pinnae or flap portion of the ear. An aural hematoma is a collection of blood between the cartilage plate and surface of the ear. Broken down, the word “Aural” means ear, “Hematoma” means an accumulation of blood outside a blood vessel.
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