Dampness and stickiness in the ear canal is mostly caused by dampness and heat in the liver and gallbladder, treatment can be used to dredge the liver and gallbladder, clear away heat and dampness, you can use gentian diarrhea liver soup.
Gentian diarrhea liver soup is composed of gentian herb, gardenia, scutellaria, wood pass, zedoary, psyllium, bupleurum, licorice, angelica, and raw land. It has the effect of clearing the solid fire of liver and gallbladder and clearing the dampness and heat of liver meridian. It is used for treating inflammation of liver and gallbladder, with clinical manifestations such as headache and redness of the eyes, dystocia (pain in the area of coeruleus and ribs), bitterness in the mouth, swelling of the ears, swelling of the yin and itching of the yin.
Note that the above prescriptions should be used by TCM practitioners after diagnosis, and should not be used on one’s own to avoid damaging the organism with wrong medication.