The flaky ears may be caused by a variety of reasons, the common ones are external auditory canal eczema, fungal disease of the external auditory canal, chronic otitis externa, chronic otitis media and so on. 1. Eczema of the external auditory canal: it is often characterized by running water in the ear, dry and crusty ear or even flaky skin, and is often recurrent. 2. Fungal disease of the external auditory canal: If there is fungal infection in the external auditory canal, it will lead to increased secretion and even dry crusting and skinning. 3. Chronic otitis externa: Patients with chronic otitis externa may have symptoms such as running water in the ear, crusting and roughness of the skin of the external ear canal, or even dryness and skinning. 4. Chronic otitis media: due to the patient’s inflammation of the tympanic chamber or perforation of the eardrum, the outflow of secretion stimulation of the ear canal and the phenomenon of crusting, drying and peeling. In short, the causes of ear flakes more, such as recurrent attacks should be timely to the hospital, improve the relevant examination, under the guidance of the doctor for treatment.