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How Can Ear Itching Causing Irritation And Discharges Be Treated?
My daughter has had an itchy ear problem since she was like a year old. We hav been taking her to the doctor and they said nothing is wrong wit her ear. She has had maybe 2-3 serious infections in between and they have been treated. Recently she has had one and it has been treated. She is 2 now and her ear has started itching again we took her a week ago and he said nothing is wrong. Last night she was very irritated and couldnt sleep and was crying and i saw in her left ear there was something white deep down inside but it is not runny it is just down inside her ear. Is this something to be worried about?
Fri, 8 May 2020
Hello,
I'm glad you're already been to your doctor so you know it's not an infection. The most common reason for something "white" in the ear is either normal wax (which can look like different colors) or a bead!
So you may have to take her in again for visualization. Itching is a very hard symptom to deal with because it is more felt than seen. Some kids just like to play with their ears because they hang off their bodies (just like other things for little boys :)). Is that what's going on?
Does she do it to self soothe? If she does and it works, I'd not worry about that. But if she is really clawing and scratching, then I would try, with a lot of drama, to put on an ointment to see if that doesn't help. But really often - like 5-6 times/day for 2-3 days as a trial.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Lisa Baker
I'm glad you're already been to your doctor so you know it's not an infection. The most common reason for something "white" in the ear is either normal wax (which can look like different colors) or a bead!
So you may have to take her in again for visualization. Itching is a very hard symptom to deal with because it is more felt than seen. Some kids just like to play with their ears because they hang off their bodies (just like other things for little boys :)). Is that what's going on?
Does she do it to self soothe? If she does and it works, I'd not worry about that. But if she is really clawing and scratching, then I would try, with a lot of drama, to put on an ointment to see if that doesn't help. But really often - like 5-6 times/day for 2-3 days as a trial.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Lisa Baker
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