Itching on my ears. Been years, and it's driving me crazy.
Been to 4 doctors, get cream or oil prescriptions and they do not help.
Dermatologist today, I will get a new prescription tomorrow. She says, if this doesn't work, nothing more she can do.
Any thoughts?
applegrove
(123,112 posts)I have elsewhere. It does itch. Not much I can do with creams but keep it moist. They have pills you can take but I don't like the side effects. I just live with it.
Blues Heron
(6,131 posts)Maybe a food allergy? Dairy?
3Hotdogs
(13,394 posts)ratchiweenie
(7,923 posts)coconut oil on a cotton ball. Dab on once or twice a day or when the itch starts. Works for him. Tea tree oil is anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and is amazing for relieving itch. I use it for so many things. I even sprinkle it on my furnace filter one a month in the winter and it eliminates all fungal spores, etc. and makes the whole house smell good when it's been closed up for weeks. Can't hurt to try an herbal if all else fails.
FuzzyRabbit
(2,082 posts)Thanks in advance.
CentralMass
(15,537 posts)SheltieLover
(59,599 posts)Midnight Writer
(22,971 posts)I imagine any store with a big supplement section would have it.
ratchiweenie
(7,923 posts)so do the pharmacies and even walmart, etc. Just make sure you get a 100% pure oil. It is amazing stuff for mosquito bites and every kind of itch, not to mention people who have nail fungus problems and even severe dandruff use it for cure and itch relief. I always dilute it with a little coconut oil which I also buy at Amazon, food grade. Neither is expensive.
https://www.amazon.com/Tree-LARGE-OUNCE-Best-Essential/dp/B00PHVXIQA/ref=sr_1_16?crid=CCDG08AY5BEB&keywords=Tea+Tree+oil&qid=1661832919&sprefix=tea+tree+oil%2Caps%2C776&sr=8-16#customerReviews
https://www.amazon.com/Coco-Road-Organic-Virgin-Coconut/dp/B089CVB1GJ/ref=sr_1_31?crid=32XF6O5VBR4VF&keywords=food+grade+coconut+oil&qid=1661833323&sprefix=food+grade+coconut+oil%2Caps%2C286&sr=8-31
Really, both are easy to find in various sizes and quite cheap. Good luck.
G2theD
(601 posts)I take a q-tip and just touch the inside of the bottle just a wee bit. It absorbs like crazy - almost like gasoline - Then rub it around the inside of my ear where it itches
I tried to cure it and was prescribed different things and they gave me a steroid as a last resort. Never went completely away so I just manage it when it really starts to bother me, otherwise I just live with it.
3Hotdogs
(13,394 posts)I works for me.
3Hotdogs
(13,394 posts)It works. I apply it morning and night.
I use it undiluted. Burns a bit but no itching.
Thanx. I knew Dr. Google would come through.
marybourg
(13,181 posts)If yes, try using water only. My ears turn red and peel if I use soap on them.
3Hotdogs
(13,394 posts)There is no discoloration or scaling on my ears.
2naSalit
(92,668 posts)Had that as a symptom when she had too much of a certain nutrient. Can't recall what it was at the moment.
ratchiweenie
(7,923 posts)out to be too much niacin I think
2naSalit
(92,668 posts)Then I decided I wasn't sure, but that's what it was in her case. Thanks!
Warpy
(113,130 posts)I have no clue what causes it and my ears aren't broken out and it goes away in cold weather. I agree that it's bizarre.
If it gets particularly bad, I use either cortisone cream or lidocaine lotion, both OTC and both take the edge off.
pbmus
(12,439 posts)And cut down on gluten you could be gluten intolerant
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3Hotdogs
(13,394 posts)Very little gluten in my diet.
nilram
(2,977 posts)Might be able to calm the nerves down.
(Tho tea tree oil makes sense to me, too. I have some Dermodex soaps that incorporate it.)
Crazyleftie
(458 posts)but on various parts of my body. Went to a walk in clinic did a blood test. No answer as to what it is.
Did some research, could be:
kidney
west nile
heat rash
covid
allergy
I a gonna die!!!!!!!!
3Hotdogs
(13,394 posts)No, on heat rash. It's all year long.
Allergy. Maybe, but why only on ears?
Kidney? What would be the connection?
ProudMNDemocrat
(19,058 posts)When I cut out carbs like rice, pastas, potatoes, Breads, the itching stopped over time. I have issues with gluten and soy. Also, my craving for sugar dropped as well.
Also, I am Lactose intolerant. Just a little bit of cheese here and there. This all stopped in early 2019.
The ringing in the ears is less severe as well. But that is me. You might want to ask about a skin condition called Rocesea. ( Ro-shay-sha)
Hope this helps.
4now
(1,596 posts)and how I sleep on my side when that happens
yankee87
(2,340 posts)It won't cure your illness, but it helps by making the pain feel like it's over there, rather than in your ear,