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Suggest Treatment For Severe Itchiness On The Ear

My tragus is not and has never been pierced. It isn t painful, but itches a lot. Some skin peeled off a few days ago and the itching stopped for a while, but it itches again. I do have my cartilage on that side pierced and do not sleep on that side. The itching is driving me crazy. Please help.
Thu, 27 Aug 2015
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history of itching of hte tragus in spite of it never been pierced.
The skin peels off.
This sort of it itching is indicating of a condition called as dermatitis, meaning allergy of the skin of the tragus and might have developed as a FR that is fixed reaction or so.

I would advise you the following:
Stop using any soaps or shampoos till this gets cured.
Use a local corticosteroid cream
This should solve your problem.
Before doing any active treatment, it is advisable that you consult a Dermatologist for the first-hand on-spot-diagnosis and give you prescription based treatment.
Also watch for similar lesion in other parts of hte body.
Try to note the foods and beverages that can cause such a problem should be noted, make a list and stop them altogether which instigate your problem or enhance it.
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Itchiness On The Ear

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted your history of itching of hte tragus in spite of it never been pierced. The skin peels off. This sort of it itching is indicating of a condition called as dermatitis, meaning allergy of the skin of the tragus and might have developed as a FR that is fixed reaction or so. I would advise you the following: Stop using any soaps or shampoos till this gets cured. Use a local corticosteroid cream This should solve your problem. Before doing any active treatment, it is advisable that you consult a Dermatologist for the first-hand on-spot-diagnosis and give you prescription based treatment. Also watch for similar lesion in other parts of hte body. Try to note the foods and beverages that can cause such a problem should be noted, make a list and stop them altogether which instigate your problem or enhance it.