Is it ok to apply alcohol to the itchy ear

Summer has passed and autumn is upon us. Autumn is the season of dry weather. The air becomes very dry and lacks water. The human body also shows that it is very dehydrated. The whole body is very dry. Then the ears also become dry and itchy. So, can I apply alcohol to the itchy ears?

If your ears feel really itchy, you might as well use the following method to relieve it: cut off the pointed end of the toothpick, wrap it with cotton wool that is half the thickness of an ordinary cotton swab, dip it in 75% alcohol solution, and gently wipe the itchy area of ​​the external auditory canal with gentle force. If you can't control it, ask your family for help. This can not only relieve itching, but also have a disinfecting effect.

Itchy ears are not a disease, but the itchiness is unbearable, especially in the middle of the night when you often wake up from the itchiness. You don’t know if someone is really thinking about you? Or is there some other reason? Some people regard ear cleaning as a great pleasure. They feel uncomfortable if they don’t clean their ears for a day. They use various tools to clean and wash their ears every day. However, if they are not careful, they may damage the internal tissues and cause inflammation. When the itching lasts for a long time and occurs frequently, it is not recommended to use hard objects to clean the ears directly.

What causes itching in the ears?

1. Otomycosis and ear infections

As we all know, mold can easily grow in warm subtropical and tropical environments. The external auditory canal is not easily exposed to sunlight and is often damp due to sweating and water ingress, making it very suitable for fungi to grow in the ear and cause "otomycosis". If there is concurrent inflammation of the ear canal, inflammation of the eardrum, or perforation of the eardrum with pus discharge, or accumulation of earwax, mold is more likely to grow in large quantities, causing ear itching, ear pain, and even tinnitus and hearing loss. Allergies of the ear canal skin or irritation from inflamed secretions, which can cause skin lesions such as ear canal eczema, are also possible causes of itching.

2. Rhinitis

Can rhinitis also cause itching inside the ears? It's true. Because the ears, nose and throat are connected in physiological structure, itchy ears are caused by pathogenic bacteria infecting the ears. Once rhinitis is treated, complications will also be alleviated.

3. The ear is too dry

However, most of the itching is caused by very clean ears and ear canals, without any mold, pathogens, or even any earwax. In fact, the ear canal skin will also itch if it is too dry, just like the skin on the body often "becomes dry and itchy after bathing with soap." It turns out that the oil in earwax also has some anti-itching effect.