A white layer covering the eardrum is considered to be suffering from fungal otitis externa, or a scab formed by cerumen and mycelium.
Normally, if you don’t clean up in time after swimming or washing your hair and ear water, or if you apply antibiotics for a long time, which causes dysfunction of the flora, or if you often have the bad habit of pulling out your ears, it will lead to the occurrence of fungal otitis externa. The manifestation is itchy or strange itch in the ear, especially at night, and there will be a small amount of watery secretion.
In fungal otitis externa, through the endoscopic image, both the doctor and the patient can see a white film attached to the top of the external auditory canal, like the mycelium that grows on top of moldy food. In the treatment, the doctor will clean out the fungal scabs and secretions under the endoscope, and then apply antifungal drugs, such as miconazole nitrate cream, and if necessary, oral clotrimazole for systemic antifungal treatment.
Remind everyone must follow the doctor’s instructions for medication, not to change without authorization, in order to ensure the therapeutic effect. The above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor to ensure the safety of medication. There are other possibilities for a layer of white stuff covering the eardrum, and patients are advised to seek timely medical attention.