Hi doctor, My mother, who is 50 years, has been having itching in the left ear since a month. We consulted an ENT doctor. He did an endoscopy and said that there is no wax formation and ear is dry. He asked my mom to put one or two drops of oil in the ear. She did that for a week and there seemed to be little improvement. She was itching again severely about 15 days ago. We then applied oil using ear buds since the itching was more in the opening of the ear that is the superficial part of the hole. When we just look into the ear with torchlight, it looks dry and flaky. Why is this happening? What is the permanent remedy for this? She has very bad dry skin. Would that have an effect on this?
Hello. With the details you have given I understand that your mother aged 50 years has been having itching in the left ear since a month which gets temporarily relieved with the application of oil. Also, an ENT consultant has ruled out any local pathology or wax or ear drum abnormalities. The above tests along with the following history can help rule out any other disease, which may be causing the ear problem. The relevant history would be any of the following. Another possibility is eustachian tube catarrh, which causes tubal block and associated decreased ventilation of the middle ear and consequent feeling of itching. The same can be controlled using the Lorfast tablet. Hope to get back from you. If you provide the above details with investigation reports and prescription of previous consultation, then we can help you better. Hope your mother gets better soon. Revert back with the reports to an ENT otolaryngologist online -->