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Posted 4/7/2009 2:26 PM (GMT -8)
Does anyone have ear itchiness? My inner ears are SO itchy.. its been going on for about 2 weeks...could this be a lyme/bart/babs symptom? I went to the allergist and he looked in my ears.. didnt say anything about any infection
Posted 4/7/2009 2:59 PM (GMT -8)
I have had inner ear itching for years. It drives me nuts. All they see when the doctors look in my ears is sometimes they'll tell me I have a bulging eardrum (from fluid behind the ear drum). A twice daily steroid nose spray and one month of abx for a sinus infection a few yrs ago are the only things that have ever done anything for it. I know mine is partly due to allergies, but there is some other factor involved otherwise that sinus infection abx wouldn't have done anything for it. I strongly suspect Lyme/coinfections can do this...seems they can do darn near anything.

Good luck,
Posted 4/7/2009 4:21 PM (GMT -8)
hezzer and Razzle -

I am in the same boat: itchy ears, left one more than right one. I had a sinus infection two years ago and ended with a fungus in the left ear after abx eardrops; antifungal cream for three weeks. Then the fungus was gone, I kept the itching which I had even before the sinusitis. I used a lot of salt water nose spray lately which seems to make it at least a bit better. When the itching gets too much I put some drops of olive oil on a cotton bud or directly into my ear. This helps some.

What do you use to stop the itching? greetings to you! dorit
Posted 4/7/2009 5:20 PM (GMT -8)
Do you have yeast problems? I wonder if this could be causing the itching? Yeast can be anywhere in the body.
Posted 4/7/2009 8:05 PM (GMT -8)
The same thing happens with my ears too. My PCP prescribed "diflorasone diacetate cream USP 0.05% (emollient)" and it does seem to help somewhat.

CajunGrl - I've wondered the same thing...
Posted 4/9/2009 3:13 PM (GMT -8)
Hm, the yeast is a point, but I should have got it with the antifungal cream (I took Clotrimazol).

I am also about to start thinking if it may be allergy related - I had a very hard time the last days with the blooming yew trees, birches and alders - they drive me mad and my ear is itching much more; have the feeling that there was also a lot of itching in January when the hazelnuts started to bloom; honestly it did not come into my mind that the itching could have a connection to my heyfever/ allergy before this thread. Now I am really curious.
Posted 4/9/2009 5:24 PM (GMT -8)
My Allergist said it is possible for inhaled pollen to go up into the eustacean tube from the nose and cause allergic inflammation.
Posted 4/9/2009 5:29 PM (GMT -8)
That makes perfect sense! Thanks Razzle!! dorit
Posted 4/9/2009 7:23 PM (GMT -8)
I am also thinking allergies.. I have an appt soon.. just what i need.. more medications!
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