What to do if your ear canals are dry and peeling

Dry and peeling ear canals may be caused by physiological factors, eczema of the external ear canal, otitis externa and so on. First of all, you should clarify the cause of the disease, and then choose the appropriate medication.
1. Physiological factors: If you often pick at your ears, it may lead to damage or rupture of the skin of the external auditory canal, which may cause dryness and peeling of the ear canal in severe cases. Avoid frequent ear picking with ear spoons or fingers.
2. Eczema of the external auditory canal: dry and peeling ear canal, cracking, itching and other symptoms, can be applied locally tretinoin econazole cream, mometasone furoate cream and other medications, such as itching severe oral benadryl, loratadine and other drugs to relieve the symptoms.
3. otitis externa: the ear canal caused by dry skin, need to follow the doctor’s prescription oral antibiotic medication, such as cefradine capsules.
Dry ear canal peeling may also have other reasons, should be timely consultation, need to clarify the cause of the medication to comply with the doctor’s instructions. Avoid scratching the ear canals during the onset of the disease or during treatment, and avoid getting water in the ear canals when bathing or swimming.