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Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:33 am  |
This may or may not be a question with an answer for me....
My ear itches like CRAZY. I exfoliate regularly & I always apply cream (including Goldbond & prescription cortisone types) but to no relief. I was wondering if the peppermint (?) oil in Goldbond would be enough to subside the itchies. A long time ago I was diagnosed with a yeast infection in my ear and I also wonder if this is a connection. (I have cut way, way back on the "white foods" but my ear still doesn't feel "right"). But I digress... I just wondered if an anti fungal oil (tea tree or oregano, I heard?) would work.
Anyway thank you. Since my ears show - I have short short hair, and my ears are skin (  ) I have posted this in skin care but feel free to move it to whatever section is best appropriate. (DIY ?) |
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Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:21 am |
| Hello, Ruth Marion. I've had the same problem with weeping itching ears (and another private place)for years. There is no easy solution. I've been to ENT doctors, my family physician and a dermatologist. I've used every cream, powder and spray imaginable (both prescription & OTC), I've researched the condition online for hours, and tried changing my diet. For a while I thought it was a contact dermatitis -reaction to hair spray, cosmetics, detergent or cleaning products, but that's not it either. My name should tell you how "determined" I can be. Unfortunately the rash wins every time. Several weeks ago I started using earplugs in the shower to prevent water from getting into my ears and that has helped somewhat. When the itching becomes unbearable I use a cortisone cream which treats the symptoms but doesn't cure. Last week I did an asprin mask & included the external part of my ears and that helped a lot to calm the area down & exfoliate. Like you, my hair is short and I'm VERY self-conscious about the red scaly and sometimes BLOODY rash. The cause of my itching is not a fungus, bacterial infection, yeast infection or abrasions due to trauma. It has been defined as "swimmers ear", excema, psoriasis, contact dermatitis and otitis media. I define it as very uncomfortable and extremely frustrating. I'm sorry you are suffering with these symptoms, and wish you luck in your search for a cure. |
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Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:37 am |
RuthMarion, what exactly is your diagnosis? Do you mean you have an itch in your inner ear and you're looking for an oil to drip inside your ear??? Eeeep!!  That sounds EXTREMELY dangerous! DON'T!!!
If you have the itchies on your outer ears, I have found Crisco oil mixed with Crisco shortening to work pretty well for my eczema all over. A lot of times if I truely can't stand the itch I'll ice the whole area until it's totally numb, and then apply the Crisco mixture. HTH |
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Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:34 pm |
I've developed a similar problem on only one of my ears. I suspect it's the same problem I'm having on my face, which apparently is seborrheic dermatitis. My derm prescribed a 10% sodium sulfacetamide cream for my face(the ear problem showed up weeks after my derm appt). For my ear, I tried oil of oregano. Mine is already diluted in olive oil. You should never use OoO full-strength. Also, you don't drip it in your ear. You can either put a few drops on your finger and rub it around the outer ear area, or saturate a cotton ball and just let the cotton ball sit in your ear. I tried just rubbing it around right outside the ear canal, and that seemed to help alot. It's only been a few days, so too soon to tell.
The OoO did not work on my face, hence the visit to my derm for the prescription cream. |
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Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:15 pm |
| You just do anything, make your skin self-repair |
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Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:25 am |
So to clarify is this an inner our outer itch? I'm no expert but it sounds like excema symptoms if it's outer ear. Sometimes it's hard to get a diagnosis but really fixing it is what matters.
I get super itchy inner ears once in a while. For me it's allergans that cause it. Cats, dust etc. Maybe you are reacting to something of this nature like mold or pollen? I do this weird thing with my throat that kind of serves a purpose of itching it internally. It never bothered me too much to have it checked out but let me know if you get an answer. Also, have you been to an ear, nose and throat specialist. |
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Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:20 am |
| There hasn't been a diagnosis other than "it's nothing". It definitely isn't like a rash or dry or scaly or even red (sounds gross). It's just "there" and it maybe feels like nerve endings or something that needs to be scratched. It's not in my ear canal or inner ear but just as my ear sort of flattens (on the inside of my ear "flap". I wouldn't even consider oil drops but something that I could put on a cotton swab or ball & apply that way. I suppose that it would be a remedy that would work anywhere on one's external body skin. I guess that I mentioned the yeast infection inside my ear because both happened around the same time. Thank you for your input - you guys always try so hard! |
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Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:59 am |
I had this happen but turns out i was allergic to the earplugs I used to block dear hubby's snoring. I quit using the foam ones and it went away.
Is there something you are using in you ear or earrings perhaps? |
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Joined the 50 club several years back, blonde w/ fair/sensitive skin, Texas humidity and prone to rosacea, light breakouts and sunburns, combo skin type, starting to see sundamage and fine lines |
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Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:17 am |
| RuthMarion wrote: |
| It's not in my ear canal or inner ear but just as my ear sort of flattens (on the inside of my ear "flap". |
Can your finger reach the itch if you stick it in your ear? If so, why don't you try some cortisone/steroid cream? I have that sometimes and I "scratch" the itch with a wet Qtip 
Good luck! |
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Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:50 am |
| fat_swan wrote: |
| RuthMarion wrote: |
| It's not in my ear canal or inner ear but just as my ear sort of flattens (on the inside of my ear "flap". |
Can your finger reach the itch if you stick it in your ear? If so, why don't you try some cortisone/steroid cream? I have that sometimes and I "scratch" the itch with a wet Qtip
Good luck! |
Yes, I can reach it. In the past I have used cortisone cream in the exact way that you describe - I'll probably go back to that method. I was hoping that there would be something that wasn't "medicine" that would achieve the same results. With talk on this forum  about some of the bad side effects of certain ingredients in skin care, etc, I was looking for a natural cure. (That wouldn't go rushing through my liver to further the skincare damage that I may have already started (but am trying to turn around)).  |
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Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:03 am |
| both rosehip oil and grapeseed oil help to relieve itches |
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Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:46 am |
| I had this happen but turns out after I change bath oil to bath lotion. |
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Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:26 am |
| This happens to me every spring- it has been diagnosed as allergies. If there is no foul odor you can try Wally's Ear Oil which is predominently Oregano |
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Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:53 am |
I have some oil of oregano - I'll try it. It's a really good grade, too. I'm going to try it right now. Thank you  |
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