<human>: Hey, I have a hard lump on the heart of my ear, on the cartilage.. I went to the doctor and she never said what it was for sure, just prescribed me an antibiotics gel, anyway since then it s been very sore and another has developed, I m going back on Monday but she insisted that it is a boil or fungal infection. It has affected my whole ear and it is painful to sleep on.. I m looking for another opinion?
<bot>: Hello, Thanks for using Chat Doctor.come have gone through your query and I can understand your concerns. All the history you have provided suggest that you have possibly the following problems: 1. Boils/carbuncle(most probable differential) 2. Benign(non-cancerous) diseases like exocytosis 3. Chon Chat Doctor. Otis External would advise you to consult a good ENT specialist and get the following things done:Start a short course of antibiotics and analgesics like ibuprofen for pain. You can also apply topical antibiotic creams like "mupirocin" over the area. Check your blood sugar level to rule out diabetes. Avoid unwanted pricking of ear. If there is any collection of pus it has to be 