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What Causes Soreness In The Cartilage Of Nose And Ears?
my nose is very very sore by the cartilage and also my ears and the skin above my top lip right under my nose feels funny. I read another answer by a doctor and he said the sore nose part could be signs of an infection. Could the ears be a result of that and can I take an antibiotic for it?
* As per my clinical experience, the soreness may present during many of the bacterial as well as viral infection causing allergic congestion of the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract.
* The use of antibiotic without clinical consultation may have following drawbacks
@ possible emergence of drug resistance over a period of time
@ the antibiotic consumed may not be useful or effective in that particular infection bugs
@ the condition may be of viral origin and antibiotic is not needed
@ underlying systemic issue has to be addressed as diabetes, low immunity or others which will not be possible without doc visit
@ side effects of antibiotics.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
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What Causes Soreness In The Cartilage Of Nose And Ears?
Hello, * As per my clinical experience, the soreness may present during many of the bacterial as well as viral infection causing allergic congestion of the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract. * The use of antibiotic without clinical consultation may have following drawbacks @ possible emergence of drug resistance over a period of time @ the antibiotic consumed may not be useful or effective in that particular infection bugs @ the condition may be of viral origin and antibiotic is not needed @ underlying systemic issue has to be addressed as diabetes, low immunity or others which will not be possible without doc visit @ side effects of antibiotics. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel