Ok weird question - but here goes...!

My brother used to always say his ears were annoying him and used to poke them with cotton buds. He ended up with tinnitus(ringing in the ear) in his late 20's which drove him to distraction. He tried lots of treatments to no avail. Then his wife suggested using her friend who is an accupuncturist. He tried it and it worked. She said that most ear problems are due to not having enough wax in the ear or impacted wax. Apparentley the needles stimulate the ear to produce more wax. It worked for him so it might be worth a try.

I forgot to add this- I have been using tea tree oil products for adult acne flares, and I have a bottle of tea tree oil that I am considering using for this as an experiment. There is a lot of good information on this site: http://www.teatreewonders.com/ It says that it is good for eczema and other skin conditions, so I was going to dab it on with a q-tip once a day instead of using steroids and see how it works.

i had this problem wheni was studying in college. i got treatment from ent specialist and now occasionaly i will be havingthis problem.

I have had similar although I haven't asked the doctor about it. Something you might try doing is putting a bit of babyoil on a q-tip and run it around the outer part of the ear, not in the canal itself. You don't want to use things like alchohol or hydrogen peroxide since both can be drying agents which would make the iching worse. Witch Hazel is an astrigent and also works for itching without drying as much. I know this is going to sound weird given the topic but it is the main ingredient in Tucks which is to help itching in other parts of the body. Hope this helps.

So that's my problem!! Mine started around 10 years ago. I thought an ant had crept through my ear and started biting. It annoyed me for a while, But I have gotten used to it ever since. I will try the acupunture though. I am currently having treatments for my arthritic back and I will just add treatments for the ears. I'll get back to you if it works :)

I have had ichy ears since I was a child, everyone looks at me funny when I cant take it any more and I scratch them. I have found that if you take a q-tip and dip it in olive oil, rub a little in your ears it is a mighty fine relief. My doc told me that one and it works great !!!!

No, just occasionally, which, for me, seems to be either a little wax buildup or precurser to an ear infection. Have you checked out any herbs? I know the websitte http://www.botanicchoice.com has herbs for ears.. They have a list on the left (last time I was there) as to uses, such as ears, weight loss, whatever.. And I remember they do have some herbs or blends specifically for ears, but whether or not it will help, I don't know, but maybe. I did hear that vitamin B-12 is good for the ears. It doesn't seem right that there wouldn't be a cure. I mean why not? I've used a tiny bit of antibiotic ointment on a q-tip in the ear where it itches, before bed. Just a slight film on the q-tip, Or even a minute amount of hydrygen peroxide on a q-tip, so it's just barely damp.

I never really gave it thought what caused that. I find that I have the same problem only on the nose. It is across the area of the nose where my glasses rest and on the sides and in one eyebrow where the frames touch. I really have been blaming it on the plastic frames. I really do think you are right on. I think they also call it contact dermititis. Mskes sense now! I have tried olive oil, different facial creams with things like herbal remedies, steroid creams and I also find that exposure to the sun help its. It is worse in the winter time when I can not get out in the sunlight. Crazy!

I get it once in awhile but not as bad as you. I dont do anything for it. It always goes away on its own. Im sorry I have no remedy for you but maybe somebody here can help you out. Take care of your eyes.

Did you doctor mention getting allergy tests to find out exactly what your allergic too. If you find out what you are allergic too you can probably go problem free. Just a thought.

Itchy ears, flaking and peeling, can also be an indication of parasites and/or an over manifestation of yeast. If you want help with this, holistically, send me a message. I am a Natural Healthcare Practitioner, and if you go to my profile, you will see what I do. I'd be happy to help you.

HI there, I have the same problem as you but I know what causes mine. I have an allergy to milk and milk products. For the itching to be at an acceptable level I have to control my intake of milk and milk products. Took me a while to learn this, good luck. What I did was I started to cut out things for one week until I found what was bottering me, of course you could go for an allergy test and then you would know right away. The hard part is cutting it out completely. I choose to control how much milk I can have by the conquenses. Works for me.

May this help u temprary - you start eating leaves of neem tree like 5 leaves each day with sugar and water . It helped me when i was a kid

itchy ears? thats a funny one. i have an itchy nose though? what if someone had itchy finger tips? how would they remove the itch from there?

I have itchy ears too! I will have to call the doc and see if I have the same thing as you, because it's enough to drive you crazy, isn't it"???????

I can't believe that someone else has the exact same problem that I have! Mine started about 9 months ago, and originally the doctor thought that it was an allergic reaction to the earpieces in a new stethoscope that I was using daily at work. I switched back to the old earpieces and it cleared up with antibiotic and steroid drops, but it keeps coming back. It gets so flaky and itchy that I just can't stand it! My doctor calls it "eczema" also, which I find strange because I don't have skin problems anywhere else. From what I know about eczema, it generally affects other areas of the body. It doesn't flare up as much when I avoid using hairsprays and hair gels, so I try to avoid these as much as possible. I also use an over-the-counter 1% hydrocortisone cream (which is very weak) applied with a q-tip every other day. This seems to keep it from flaring up. I haven't taken antihistamines because I always get side effects, so I can't speak on that. But, like you, I wouldn't want to take them forever either. My doctor plans to send me to a dermatologist if this hasn't resolved by March, but I don't see what they will do, other than what I've already been doing. My doctor feels that it is definitely eczema which was triggered by stress. I have to admit that it did start at an extremely stressful time; I had just ended a long-term relationship, my brother was critically ill in intensive care for 6 weeks, and I was laid-off from my job- all within a few weeks. Have you had any unusual stress? If that's the case, then it should be improving, as things are now finally getting back to normal.

Honestly, 1st time i hear of such 'itchy ears'......mine only itches when it has that burning sensation. you know when they say that someone is talking of you (old wives tale). i agree with the steroid creams, they are too dicey to use especially for long term use. how bout keeping th em covered at all times and smear a nice thick cooling cream, like aloe cream or something.

my daughter has eczema, but not in her ears. mostly on her legs, elbows, things like that. it seems to be much worse in the winter time because of the dry air. she would scratch until she'd bleed also, so her doc gave her some of prescription cream. im not sure the name of it because i dont have the jar anymore. i need to get it refilled. well anyway, this cream clears her up within 1-2 days. but it comes back again after a few days. during the summer she's not so bad, so maybe you wont be either. maybe you could take the antihistamines during the winter if you get better during the summer. i hope it doesnt drive you crazy!

My younger cousin has it because of psoriasis. I used to clean his ears for him. Poor kid, he is always itching. In his case, there is always too much ear wax in his ears even if I clean it regularly. We have tried alovera gel to soothe the stuborn itching. It always works but the excessive ear wax doesnt lessen. But when he tried a natural supplement to boost his immune system, there was an improvemnt. Maybe you should try that then. Boost your health with supplements that are high in vitamin C. Vitamin C is a natural antihistamine...

My friend had this problem doctor said lotion will work.. and he came back and said it didn't and then the doc put him on a special Medicine!!