Ladies you are all so clever, I have tried googling but not much and forgot to ask my GP when I last saw him, I get an itch in the inside deep in my ear which runs down the side of my neck to my throat and drives me insane. Of late it has been accompanied by I guess one would call it phelgm or mucus causing me to cough and cough that I actually start gagging and heaving, its dreadful when it happens and I am in company as the coughing and heaving goes on for about 10 mins. I need to grab water, take small sips and try to stop the heaving and coughing spasms. I dont ever get accumulation of mucus in the chest its in this inside area running down side of neck from ear to throat, any ideas? Im thinking allergies but it also happens when I get a cold, that is the area that gets bunged up and causes me to cough for days sometimes weeks on end and one cannot reach to scratch, its terribly unpleasant esp when ones ear tubes are hot itchy and sore....grrr....thankyou for letting me rant...