This is the accumulation of blood between the cartilage and the periosteum. Sometimes appears between the skin and the sight, in the upper third of the auricle. The cause may be injury. The disease is called "wrestler's ear," since it is most often found in people engaged in wrestling, rugby, boxing and some other contact sports.
If you do not start treatment in time, then all natural contours are smoothed out, appearing under the skin of the knoll.
Reasons for
With some types of disease, the hematoma appears from a simple depression. The risk group includes persons with:
- hemophilia,
- leukemia,
- trophic disorders,
- infectious diseases.
First the contents of the hematoma are bloody, but then lightens. If a long time does not pass, the chronic may become chronic.
Doctors warn that sometimes under the signs of this disease there is a fracture of the cartilage.
Therefore, when a painful feeling in a state of rest should consult a doctor.
Symptoms
Externally, the formation looks like a swelling of a reddish-blue hue. Painful symptoms are absent. Education is easy to find.
When pressed, it begins to "spring".Unpleasant sensations in some cases arise in the supine position on the side of the diseased ear. Severe pain can occur with suppuration of the hematoma or perichondritis.
Diagnosis of hematoma
Usually, during normal course of the disease, a physician will need a visual inspection of the damaged tissue to make the correct diagnosis.
If suspected of a fractured cartilage, a person is referred for X-ray. If a suspected perichondritis is prescribed a smear for the establishment of the pathogen. This same action allows you to choose a treatment when joining a purulent infection.
Types of hematomas of different degrees
Treatment of
If swelling of small size, a pressure bandage is applied. The skin around the affected area is treated with iodine. To create the desired effect, the dressing is fixed with the aid of an adhesive plaster. With this problem, the thermal effect is totally counter-indicative.
The application of a dressing to the focus leads to the fact that the hematoma simply resolves. After removing the bandage, cold or massage is applied. The dressing itself is a dense roll of gauze, supplemented by a few more balls of gauze. The latter increase the pressure on the sore ear.
Medicated
If the hematoma is long, it is large, the contents are removed in a hospital with a syringe and a thick needle. After a few drops of iodine are injected into the cavity. This allows you to accelerate the process of adhesion, scarring of the walls of the cavity. Then the bandage is applied for several days.
If the hematoma is not absorbed for a long time, there is a risk of infection, then antibiotics are injected. Usually used drugs penicillin group. After all, a pressure bandage is necessarily done.
Removal of fluid from the hematoma
Folk remedies
It is recommended to use a linen patch for the bandage. For this, a piece of linen cloth, necessarily sterile, is processed to a powder state.
Then it is mixed with vegetable oil in a 1: 4 ratio. You can rub the fat in the wound adder. It will help to quickly dissipate education. Well cope with hematomas:
- tincture of Ledum flower,
- honey with aloe juice,
- potato slices,
- ointment from wormwood and honey.
Prevention, consequences of
The main preventive measure is the prevention of injuries, as bruises often become the cause of the formation of a hematoma. Will help and careful hygiene of the ear. With minor damages this is enough to achieve a good result.
It should be remembered that secondary infection can lead to severe pain, changes in skin. With respect to recovery, the disease has a favorable prognosis, but complications may require later plastic.
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