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What Causes Severe Itching In The Ear?

Hello my name is Lexy, the inside of my ear has been itching for months now. I don t believe it s the canal of my ear, I think it s my eardrum. I stick a pin in the ear to where I hit my eardrum that is the only way I can get the itching to stop. it s a constant and it s never stops. I sleep in earplugs every night but I ve been doing that for years and I ve never had this problem. Could it be possible that it is my eardrum itching? I have tried olive oil ,rubbing alcohol, over-the-counter ear drops and honestly nothing makes the itching stop. Do you have any idea what could be going on how to make it stop. Thank you.
Mon, 4 Aug 2014
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most common cause for ear itching is a fungal infection, and i would like you to meet your ent doctor for confirming this , once the cause is established , you can be started on anti fungal drops and this will give you relief. thanks
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What Causes Severe Itching In The Ear?

hello most common cause for ear itching is a fungal infection, and i would like you to meet your ent doctor for confirming this , once the cause is established , you can be started on anti fungal drops and this will give you relief. thanks