My son was born with a 'little hole'
outside his left ear which looks like a
piercing and has a white secretion. It
does have an unpleasant smell too. I
looked over the internet and have found
nothing. I have also seen this in other
people too...Sometimes they have it in
both ears but I am too embarassed to ask
about it. Does anybody know how this
'gland' is called in medical terms?
Should we be thinking of removing it (i'm
afraid it can cause future
problems)...Thank you so much for any
comments. :oops:
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kesaemac
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 1
Ear Pits Posted: 08-30-05 23:35pm
I found information on your son's "small
hole" on emedicine.Com. It is called a
"preauricular pit". I have one as well,
it has never really caused me any
problems. Most doctor's say that if it
is not causing any problems, i.E.
Infection, swelling, redness, etc. To
simply leave it alone. I found that if
there are problems with having the ear
pit, there are medical procedures to
correct them.
This characteristic is mostly associated
with other syndromes, such as bor, which I
had never heard of until found the
information on emedicine. Com.
I have two friends that have them as well
and we were curious about them which is
why I searched the internet. Good luck
in your search for more information.
