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Itchy ear canals
Old Frumpy:
Katherine - I had mouth surgery in April last year - about 4 months later I started with itching in the ear side of face of the op. It was like a feather was tickling down my ear....or ants on the march!! Eventually advised it had nothing to do with that!!!
After drops from supermarket for itching and drops from GP I was referred to ENT. It was diagnosed as inner ear irratation due to allergies camera down nose etc and I was given a nasal spray.....it is now available over the counter. It really helped me quite expensive its callled Dymista. In the past my GP gave me Beconase nasal spray for a blocked Eustachian tube (this is lower down ear than wax) and can cause itching - seem nasal drop somehow help the ears.......don't ask me why :)
Katherine:
--- Quote from: Old Frumpy on August 24, 2025, 09:07:52 PM ---Katherine - I had mouth surgery in April last year - about 4 months later I started with itching in the ear side of face of the op. It was like a feather was tickling down my ear....or ants on the march!! Eventually advised it had nothing to do with that!!!
After drops from supermarket for itching and drops from GP I was referred to ENT. It was diagnosed as inner ear irratation due to allergies camera down nose etc and I was given a nasal spray.....it is now available over the counter. It really helped me quite expensive its callled Dymista. In the past my GP gave me Beconase nasal spray for a blocked Eustachian tube (this is lower down ear than wax) and can cause itching - seem nasal drop somehow help the ears.......don't ask me why :)
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Hi there, it’s funny you should say that as I had a camera down my nose quite recently due to throat issues and she said I had swelling in one nostril which she suggested was due to allergies and prescribed Dymista. However because I had no nasal symptoms (and because beconase and boots hay fever sprays which I tried because a doctor thought my throat symptoms were due to post nasal drip ran down my throat and irritated it) I didn’t take the Dymista. Turns out my throat symptoms are due to silent reflux. But I wouldn’t rule out allergies as the cause of my ear itching. I will try wax earplugs instead of foam and oil drops in my ear to see if it helps but if not a will try the Dymista. I had never thought of that but as the ears and throat and nose are connected it does make sense!!
DottyD68:
Hi Katherine,
The sea buckthorn oil capsules are taken orally.
I was on prescription Dymista for a few years due to Rhinitis but after a bad bout of sinitus and several visits to GP I am now on another steroid nasal spray (without the antihistamine) as the dymista was drying out my nasal passages and causing other nose/throat issues. The new nasal spray seems better with the post nasal drip but hasn't yet cleared my eustachion tube dysfunction and I have to stop it every few days as it really dries out my nose/throat. It is just one long circle of fix one thing cause another. I am also on a course of daily Lansoprazole to see if issues are related to silent reflux but that makes me feel full so I have started taking that every other day.
juliaC:
Thinking differently here for a minute, could you try a white noise machine?
I find that a white noise machine doesn't necessarily mask all noises but while it's playing it seems to tell my brain that it's ok to carry on sleeping.
Katherine:
--- Quote from: DottyD68 on August 24, 2025, 10:18:05 PM ---Hi Katherine,
The sea buckthorn oil capsules are taken orally.
I was on prescription Dymista for a few years due to Rhinitis but after a bad bout of sinitus and several visits to GP I am now on another steroid nasal spray (without the antihistamine) as the dymista was drying out my nasal passages and causing other nose/throat issues. The new nasal spray seems better with the post nasal drip but hasn't yet cleared my eustachion tube dysfunction and I have to stop it every few days as it really dries out my nose/throat. It is just one long circle of fix one thing cause another. I am also on a course of daily Lansoprazole to see if issues are related to silent reflux but that makes me feel full so I have started taking that every other day.
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Hi Dotty,
I’m sorry to hear of the issues you’ve been having. I can totally identify with this as I nearly always get intolerable side effects from prescription drugs. As you say you start with one problem then get another. I’m glad I didn’t take Dymista now as my throat is the main problem and the last thing I need is it drying out. I have managed to get my silent reflux under control by following the acid watcher diet, not eating 4 hours before bed and taking 2 tsp gaviscon advance aniseed before bed, so I don’t need a ppi thankfully.
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