How to treat chronic eczema in the external auditory canal

Generally, chronic eczema of the external auditory canal can be treated with general therapy and medication. Eczema of the external auditory canal refers to eczema in the patient’s external auditory canal, the auricle and the skin around the ear. Chronic eczema is mostly caused by acute and subacute eczema repeated episodes or prolonged treatment, clinical symptoms of severe itching in the external auditory canal, thickening of the skin, with flaking. 1. General treatment: the main chronic eczema of the external auditory canal is to find the allergic substances first, and then get rid of them. If the cause of the disease is clear, you can stop contact with the substances that cause their own allergies, such as drugs, food and so on. Daily attention should be paid to eating less spicy and stimulating food, moderate rest, and avoid excessive mental tension. 2. Medication: Antihistamines, such as cetirizine and loratadine, are usually used to reduce the body’s allergic reaction. General local medication, ear local skin is dry, you can use zinc oxide paste, boric acid zinc oxide paste paste and other pastes; dry scabs more people first use hydrogen peroxide solution to clean the local before applying the above ointment; skin thickening can be used 3% salicylic acid ointment. All of the above drugs need to be used under the guidance of a professional doctor, and should not be used without authorization. Patients should pay attention to avoid water in the ear canal, do not use unclean sharp objects to dig the ear; avoid contact with substances that can trigger their own allergies, do not scratch during the onset of chronic eczema of the external auditory canal, so as not to cause infection and aggravate the symptoms.