Itchy and painful ears may be caused by chronic otitis externa, fungal disease of the external auditory canal, eczema of the external ear secondary infection, which can be treated with general treatment and medication.
1. Chronic diffuse otitis externa: there may be itching and a small amount of exudate from the external ear canal. If due to ear digging or swimming into the water can lead to acute otitis externa symptoms, resulting in painful sensations. Antibiotic hormone ointment can be applied locally, such as mupirocin ointment and cortisone ointment. Serious infection can be applied amoxicillin, cefuroxime and other anti-infection treatment.
2. Fungal disease of the external auditory canal: generally itchy and stuffy feeling in the ear, sometimes itchy, worse at night, the lesion range is larger or deeper, there is obvious ear pain. The ear pain is obvious. It is necessary to give up the habit of digging the ear. Clean up fungal clumps and scabs, keep the external auditory canal dry, and apply antifungal drugs such as miconazole nitrate cream or clotrimazole ointment locally.
3. External ear eczema secondary infection: mainly characterized by itching, polymorphic rash, easy to repeat, secondary infection can be painful. Generally need light food, avoid drinking alcohol, avoid scratching, avoid washing with hot water, soap and so on. No exudate can be coated with 1% to 2% methyl violet paste, etc., more exudate with 3% boric acid solution wet compress. Secondary infection, local or systemic anti-infection treatment.
Itchy ear pain is recommended to consult a doctor in time, there may be other causes, according to the different causes of targeted treatment.