What might be causing an itchy ear?

By

sweetie6116

Extra Virgin Olive oil. My left ear itches like crazy because it is dry. I have tried everything, debrox for wax, prescription drops, but the best thing that absolutely stopped the horrible itch was olive oil.

By

shortcut

My solution was to clean my outer ear each day with a finger wrapped in a rubbing-alcohol-soaked paper towel. After about a week the itch disappeared.
Try it.

By

kathleenpmobley@yahoo.com

When the ear itches & the roof of the mouth itches-and then goes away, it could be an allergic reaction. For me, the sinuses go haywire next. I wash my sheets every week or so to get rid of dust mites - they (their feces) can cause allergic reactions that no Q-tip can relieve, but an immediate in the morning shower does.

I've also had reactions from drinking fountain sodas from gas stations. I went to one that had clear dispensers on the soda machine, and I could see MOLD growing in them. I'm allergic to mold, so of course it would cause itchy ears, itchy roof of the mouth, and out-of-control sneezing and runny nose. I informed management and stick to bottled/canned sodas now.

All of these symptoms went away after a day. If you have a chronic, 24/7 condition, it's more likely a fungus or infection.

By

jamie.Jenkinz

This may not be the case for everyone however, when my ear was itching bad I decided to 'google' remedies ad came across this site. I was inspired to find an answer. I couldn't find anything really except for more peoples stories about the itchy ear mystery. Well I ran into my mother-in-law (always wise for herbal remedies) so I thought she may know something. "Sounds like allergies". I never would have even thought about allergies. So she gave me an allergy pill and the pain is completely gone. All that is left is the raw feeling in my mouth from massaging the itch. I hope this helps someone out there!

By

Dipole

Well I had an itchy ear for 20 odd years or so as well as lumbar back pain. 3 weeks ago I had diarrhea from having very rich buttery food in a 4 star Hotel. That night I vomited and went to toilet all night in the hotel till 8 am.

Next day I only drunk mineral water until late in the evening, somehow I noticed that my energy levels were up and my backpain diminished, next day I drove 300 miles and noticed no back pain and still had energy to go out straight away after checking into another hotel. Then I realized and said to myself "hey, my ears are also not itching", plus there are no dry stuff inside that I used to find.

Now the itching is minute about 1 % depending I think on my diet. Somebody please explain what had happened. I am puzzled. It's been 3 weeks no back pain and not much of an ear itching. I feel fresh physically!

By

sunshine414

I have had itchy ears for years. I read all of the remedies here and decided to try the Drandruff shampoo remedy. I put a little Head and shoulders shampoo on a Qtip and put it in the inner ear, not to deep. It worked right away, stopped the itch and has not itched for the passed 4 hours. Thank you for the relief.

By

ktownmary

I just have to say that although I use antibiotics when necessary, I have found that garlic is a very effective way to combat almost all infections. I get a small bottle of garlic oil capsules, prick one end with a pin, drop 3 or 4 drops in the ear and roll my head around, then pack loosely with some kleenex until it has soaked in. Believe me it smells bad enough and you don't want it to leave an oil stain on your clothes, pillowcase, or furniture. After 10 minutes or so it will be mostly absorbed. If not, wipe off the excess, it will have had plenty of time to mix around in there.

While chemistry has helped man incalculably, nature still has a few tricks that we mere mortals are just trying to (badly) imitate. The reason your doctor tells you to use a cocktail of different medicines is that no one compound can addres all of the different buggies out there. Garlic, and a range of other herbs and plants contain natural cocktails of infections fighters that significantly increase the success of treatment, as well as significantly reducing the likelihood of development of resistant strains of buggies.

There is a place for man made drugs, but if you really stop and think about it, where did the chemists get the idea for the drug in the first place...from a natural source that they are trying to isolate ( and make a profit on), cause you can't patent an unadulterated natural compound such as garlic or echinacea.

By

c t

It's candida over growth, & if you've got it in your ears, then you have inside where it can do more damage. Look it up.

By

RDLaure

My ears get itchy inside sometimes when I have a cold or sinus infection. What helps me alot is to saturate a Q-tip with rubbing alcohol and press it to the inside of my ear so that it drips down. Keep your head tilted to allow it to drip and stay in there for a few minutes. It will give a warming sensation and stop the itching almost instantly. Sometimes I use peroxide, or a combination of both. The peroxide will bubble for a minute. The alcohol seems to work better for me at taking the itch away quickly.

By wendee (Guest Post)

I had something similar, I swore there was a bug in my ear, but the Dr. said it was an infection. I hate the feeling of wetness in my ears after a shower and washing my hair so used swabs to dry them, a "no-no" that caused my infection. Now I use a a liquid dryer made especially for ears.

I get this terrible itching and tickling going on inside my ear, mostly in my right ear and every now and then in the other ear as well. It just drives me nuts. I know I should just go see my Dr but I thought I'd ask here first. It doesn't appear that I have wax in my ear, although, it could be way inside.

I get this terrible itching and tickling going on inside my ear, mostly in my right ear and every now and then in the other ear as well. It just drives me nuts.

I get inner ear sores, and have constant itching and tickling in the same ear. Can you help me with this problem?