Solutions for itchy ears?

In My Humble Opinion
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This was inspired by the ear wax thread since everyone had such great suggestions.

I have a terrible time with itchy ears. Just inside - where I can reach it with my pinky fingernail - my ears are REALLY itchy. It happens all the time but is worst when my ears get warm such as when I lie in bed on my side (i.e. the side on the pillow warms up and gets very itchy). I’ve tried putting in OTC ear drops, having my ears flushed by a doctor, using hydrogen peroxide to wash them out, rubbing them with vaseline, rubbing them with a triple-antibiotic ointment, using doctor-prescribed drops (I think antibiotics; these work a little), but nothing really helps. This has been going on for years. Any suggestions? Anyone else have this problem?

2

I’m fond of bobby pins. I’m never far from one, prefering them over my fat fingers or pens. Oohh yeah, eargasms!!!

3

My ears get particularly itchy during hay fever season. Perhaps taking some Benadryl before going to bed when you’re itchy might help you as much as it does me. I’m SOOOOO glad that Benadryl is OTC.

4

Or if you can’t take it for medical reasons, a cortizol cream?

5

I’ve had success with putting topical Benadryl cream in my ear with a q-tip, bobby pin, etc. Also, once when I was desperate, antihistamine eye drops. Hey, it’s better than scratching the inside of your ear bloody, which I’ve done more than once.

6

maybe your ear hair is too long.

ever considered getting a perm?