# Ears so itchy - I would gladly cut them off and eat them.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 27, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ears-so-itchy-i-would-gladly-cut-them-off-and-eat-them/504373 "2009-07-27T01:37:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![King\_Bobo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c68b51/32.png) [@King\_Bobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Bobo)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ears-so-itchy-i-would-gladly-cut-them-off-and-eat-them/504373/21 "2012-01-14T08:58:05Z")

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OP here.

Prior to my post some two years ago I had been driven demented with infected and itchy ears; burst ear drums were my norm. I could hardly hear anything. My TV sound was maxed out. Sometimes even with ear buds/headphones I could not hear a soundtrack on TV or film.  
If anyone spoke to me I was constantly saying “what, what?” even if that person was just a metre away.

I was in misery. Add to that, I was obliged to travel long distances, by air, for my work and the added pressure on my ears hurt so much I just wanted to jump from a bridge.

I went through this for a long time (about 2+years) until I had the joy to finally get an appointment with a good allergist.

My problem was indeed food allergies. In my case cow’s milk products and since then with their elimination, have improved so much.

If I now want to eat any dairy, I can take an antihistamine and enjoy a taste or so. More than that I know what I am gonna suffer.

I went through several courses of antibiotics for infected and burst ear drums and the problem always came back.  
The pain I went through I would not wish on anyone. Also, the unpleasant side-effects from the antibiotics are not to be toyed with.

Do please seek a sympathetic allergist.  
Mine was delightful – even told me about the harshness of commercial shampoo/conditioner on raw and itchy skin in and about the ears. Once I used ear plugs and vaseline in the shower , my otitis externa was almost gone.

I wish you good luck and good health.

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