Why do I have itchy ears when I have a cold?

Nowadays, there are quite a lot of people suffering from colds. Many people will experience itchy ears after catching a cold. They don’t know what the cause is. Failure to find the cause will affect treatment and prevention. Here I will explain to you the causes of itchy ears after a cold.

1. The reasons given by experts for itchy ears due to colds are generally due to colds causing abnormalities in the respiratory tract, such as inflammation. The sensory nerves of the throat and ears are interconnected, so when there is an itchy throat during a cold, the ears will often also be itchy.

2. Of course, in addition to the reasons that itchy throat leads to itchy ears due to colds, another possible reason for itchy ears is that the cold patient already has otitis media or other ear diseases. When catching a cold, the ear symptoms become more serious, so people naturally mistakenly think that the itchy ears are caused by a cold.

3. If the itchy ears are caused by ear diseases, taking some anti-inflammatory drugs can usually effectively relieve the problem. If the itchy ears are caused by a cold, you can drink more hot water, eat a light diet, avoid talking too much or going to noisy public places. In this way, the itchy ears caused by a cold can be improved in time.

4. Therefore, when you encounter the problem of itchy ears due to a cold, you should first rule out problems caused by other ear diseases. Then, if the ears are still itchy, it may be directly caused by the cold. At this time, as long as the cold is treated as soon as possible, the problem of itchy ears can be solved in time.