How the hell do you get a pimple behind the

[cboy4]

the top part of your ear?

It hurts like a mother!!:argh:

[qb]

1. My sympathies. I don' know... press real hard until you feel that satisfying pop?

[cboy4]

2. "I don't know."

LOL

[bearfan454]

6. It might not be ripe yet nt

[cboy4]

8. Ewww.

LOL

[quip]

13. IBTP

(In before the POP!) :puke:

[Flaxbee]

3. don't you wash behind your ears, young man?!?!?

Lol. I find, unfortunately, that sometimes if hair conditioner isn't completely rinsed out, it can irritate my skin. You can put a warm washcloth on the zit and usually that will allow it to open/drain.

[cboy4]

4. I think I do.

:cry:

[Flaxbee]

5. do you have oily skin, or oily hair (the two usually go together)?

If so, that's why. Ain't no escape; believe me, I know.

I hope the pain goes away soon. At least it isn't in a very visible location (unless you have really short hair?)!

[cboy4]

7. LOL...Here's how long my hair is.....so my ears are exposed.

And I don't know how anyone can see it unless a weirdo decides to fold back my ear at the grocery store or something.

[Debi]

9. Soooo....when are you headed to the grocery store

and which one do you shop at???? :evilgrin:

[cboy4]

11. There's always an ear-folder in the bunch

!!!

[qb]

14. You're a handsome guy. Just thought I'd throw that in.

Fortunately, after years of therapy I am able to control my ear-folding tendencies.

[originalpckelly]

17. Seconded!

:P

The part about cute, not the part about ear folding, whatever the hell that is.

[Debi]

26. Looks like I've got some arm wrestling to do! n/t

[Debi]

25. Get your own...

I saw him first :grr:

[FloridaJudy]

10. I've had those

They're more like boils than pimples. Use warm soaks and smear it with antibiotic ointment. Squeezing it could make it worse, so resist (even though it's soooooo tempting).

BTW, Walgreens now sells these "pimple zappers" that are supposed to heal them in 24 hours. They're pricey, but might be worth it if you have frequent outbreaks and if they work. I'd never seen them before: has anyone here every used one? Do they live up to their claims?

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/25679.php

{edited to add link)

[cboy4]

12. That's the thing that's so weird is I don't have frequent

outbreaks on the back tip of my fricken ear.

And it's one of those kinda internal one that you can't do anything about.

Sigh.

[LeftyMom]

15. I get them on my earlobe, of all the stupid places

The hurt like a sonofabitch and I can never even tell which end they're supposed to drain from.

[cboy4]

16. OMFG,,,,I just realized I've had one on my earlobe

as well!! :wtf:

[LeftyMom]

19. It's a conspiracy. There must be something in the water around here.

:tinfoilhat:

[cboy4]

20. I was wondering if it was because I have teh gay, but

apparently not. :tinfoilhat:

[LeftyMom]

21. Oh shit. My mom gets them too, and she lives between my place and yours.

We're definitely onto something. I'll call the health department, you call the Bee.

[cboy4]

22. lol....Maybe it was all of that West Nile spraying

over the summer. :scared:

[Fire Walk With Me]

18. This thread is begging for a temeah copycat.

[CorpGovActivist]

23. Oww, oww, oww...

... I feel your pain.

Ever get one in the ear canal?

:mad:

- Dave

[cboy4]

27. Oh good lord....I have not

But I have kinda inside my nose.

I felt I needed a morphine drip.

[CorpGovActivist]

30. Low. Pain. Threshold.

At least, if it's not the usual pain of Crohn's (I can almost block that out). Anything unexpected though?

Fuhgetabout it. Demerol. Right there with you.

- Dave

P.S. Pray to all that is holy you never get one in your ear.

[Hand]

24. Insh'Allah. nt

[Pacifist Patriot]

28. Ya got a pore, ya got a chance to get a pimple.

Hope it fades away soon.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

29. Oh, I hate that!

Any ear pimples seem to really hurt a lot. I suppose it's because the skin is thin and rather difficult to manipulate for popping purposes!

[newmajority]

31. Ear zits suck

There's only one place where zits hurt worse, and I don't even wanna talk about that :scared:

[derby378]

32. I've been there

I feel your pain. Maybe not this moment, but...

[WinkyDink]

33. Careful about MRSA. Just sayin'.