What are the best words to convey the same meaning of scab and dead skin, respectively?


I aggressively cleaned my ear canal with my finger and the canal got
scratched. After several weeks elapsed, it got naturally healed but I cannot
hear clearly probably because of the dead skin or scab abandoned inside. I
want to remove it in an ear-nose-throat clinic and to explain it to the
doctor.

I am afraid if I make use of a wrong word and makes the doctor confused. I
have tried to use a free online dictionary, I got the following results.

  * dead skin : 壊死した皮膚

  * scab : かさぶた

What are the best words to convey the same meaning of scab and dead skin,
respectively?




You have already got the best word for "scab".

The word I would suggest for "dead skin" is 「[角質]{かくしつ}」. 「[壊死]{えし}した[皮膚]{ひふ}」
sounds more like a dictionary definition. It is not something a patient would
say.

That said, you could just copy the following and show it to your doctor.

「数週間前、耳掃除をやりすぎてしまい、耳の中を傷つけてしまいました。一応、傷自体は治っていると思いますが、かさぶたや角質が詰まっているせいか、聞こえが悪いような気がします。今日は、耳の中を掃除していただければと思って参りました。」




You have already got the best word for "scab".

The word I would suggest for "dead skin" is 「[角質]{かくしつ}」. 「[壊死]{えし}した[皮膚]{ひふ}」
sounds more like a dictionary definition. It is not something a patient would
say.

That said, you could just copy the following and show it to your doctor.

「数週間前、耳掃除をやりすぎてしまい、耳の中を傷つけてしまいました。一応、傷自体は治っていると思いますが、かさぶたや角質が詰まっているせいか、聞こえが悪いような気がします。今日は、耳の中を掃除していただければと思って参りました。」

