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Bluish ear cartilage
Bluish ear cartilage can mean poor blood flow to the ear cartilage. An ENT doctor or other physician can evaluate such an ear.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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How to fix my floppy ear cartilage?
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Could it be healthy for a cartilage piercing to make your whole ear hurt?
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Please advise if it's normal for a cartilage piercing to make your whole ear hurt?
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Advice to ensure a ear cartilage piercing is healed properly with minimal complications?
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Daughter says ear hurts when she pushes in on cartilage part of ear...What could b wrong?
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How many minutes should u clean a new cartilage ear peircing and what is safe to use to clean it with?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Wht 2 do if ur cartilage peircing is swollen and embedded its self in ur ear abd can't remove it? Please help!
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A 31-year old female asked:
For 2 days cartilage in right upper ear is warm and hurting and I don't know y I haven't hurt it in any way what causes this and should I be worried?
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A 50-year old asked:
I feel a ball in my ear cartilage, should I be concerned?
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A male asked:
Hi, i was wondering, how do you soften cartilage in an ear? And what tools are needed to do so?
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A 61-year old female asked:
What causes a lump on the ear cartilage ?
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A 35-year old asked:
What to do if I have ear cartilage infection. Help!?
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A 33-year old asked:
What to do about ear swelling from cartilage piercing?
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A 19-year old female asked:
What are some possible causes to Ear Cartilage in pain, red and swollen? Also how can I treat it?
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A 20-year old female asked about a female:
My 2 month old daughter ear is swollen, the cartilage. It doesn't seem to bother her, even when I touch it. What could it be?
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A 19-year old female asked:
If cartilage of one ear was cut all the way through with scissors, how long would it take to heal with butterfly sutures applied?
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A member asked:
I'm having issues with pain in the cartilage of my ears. It's sharp and severe. Also tends to flare when I'm sick. Occurs in both ears.
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A 18-year old female asked:
I got two cartilage piercings this past sunday on the same ear. They're still red, slightly swollen, and hurt to touch. What should I do?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Got cartilage pierced and they said not 2 twist it when I clean it, but my Dr when they pierced my ear they told me 2 twist. What should I do?!
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A 30-year old male asked about a 33-year old female:
She has a bump behind one ear that is not behind the other. It seems to be firm like cartilage. She hadn't noticed it until it started itching today.
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A 33-year old female asked:
About three or four weeks ago I had a not start on my upper cartilage in my right ear and it just continues to get bigger than the other day I thought of us get off of it in a start bleeding since then it has grown to about the size of a quarter it's blee
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A 31-year old asked:
Can cauliflower ear from cartilage piercing?
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A 31-year old asked:
Why would there be a little ball of cartilage in my ear lobe?
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A 31-year old asked:
I started having the cartilage of my ear pierced tomorrow and wondering whether it hurts loads?
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A 60-year old male asked:
What would cause the cartilage in my ear to be sore for 3 weeks ?
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A 40-year old female asked:
I'm having sharp pains in the cartilage of my ear? Could it be my sinuses?
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A 42-year old asked:
What can cause a lump/swelling on the ear cartilage?
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A 31-year old asked:
How can I get rid of headache and ear cartilage pain?
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A 49-year old asked:
Can cartilage piercing cause lymph nodes to swell behind the ear?
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A 42-year old asked:
How do I effectively numb my ear before getting the cartilage pierced?
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