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Same problem, my doc told me to just use my eczema ointment. (Put a little on a q-tip). Stops the itching/flaking for about a week or two, then it's back. No idea if it's a T2 thing though.Hi I'm new but have had diabetes 2 for about 10 years on tablets.
Anyone else get dry flakey skin on the ears in and around worse in the morning I've been washing then putting olive oil on any thing else can put on and is it connected to my diabetes. Thanks
We have Teetree oil here yes, exported from downunder. I use it on my feet.Methinks it is partly a thing of age (that is 'maturity'), things dry up as we get older (no other specifics will be discussed)!
Plus skin type - such as proneness to eczema as some have said. which some shampoos and soaps might make worse by drying skin out too much. At least they do so in me.
I do know that diabetes can make me prone to fungal infections and that moisture in the ears can make that a bit more likely.
Mild cortisone creams (like mentioned above , usually brand names ending in -cort) help relieve the itch for me but they can flare up a fungal infection if I am not careful.
I tend to use tea-tree oil - tea trees grow in Oz, not sure if you have the oil in the Northern Hemisphere but it eases skin dryness and has mild anti-fungal properties. I use a cotton bud but just near the entrance to the ear to let the oil drain in and just wipe around the entrance. I never use cotton wool to block up the ears (even if Mrs Kitedoc is talking). That keeps the moisture in and makes bugs and funguses grow. I felt like writing that instead of fungi for once )! Please, pretty please do not moderate it !!
Once a week I use moisturising and anti-fungal shampoos so that scalp and ears obtain a dollop of prevention.
There is a saying that one should not put anything smaller than one's elbow in one's earhole. ( No contortionists allowed)!
I think docs are worried that a cotton bud in there can push wax up inside the ear canal to form a blockage, and anything narrower could cause other problems if put further in.
May dry ears begone or the least of your troubles !!
Great I use it between toes and around nails to prevent dryness and tinea !! I hope it is not too expensive ??We have Teetree oil here yes, exported from downunder. I use it on my feet.
Well I bought a tiny bottle for several pounds I think it was but it lasts a long time. Seems highly concentrated.Great I use it between toes and around nails to prevent dryness and tinea !! I hope it is not too expensive ??
I don't know if I can directly link it to Diabetes but my ears drive me mad.Hi I'm new but have had diabetes 2 for about 10 years on tablets.
Anyone else get dry flakey skin on the ears in and around worse in the morning I've been washing then putting olive oil on any thing else can put on and is it connected to my diabetes. Thanks
I don't know if I can directly link it to Diabetes but my ears drive me mad.
Itchy, flaky, sore, uncomfortable. No obvious cause and My doctors had a look and declared them fine whilst they re itching.
It was a doctor here that recommended Teetree oil for the feet. She said she used it to keep fungal infections from her toenails.Great I use it between toes and around nails to prevent dryness and tinea !! I hope it is not too expensive ??
I agree. It is strong stuff. It has to be diluted. I use just a few drops in a bowl of water for my feet.I would not put tea tree oil in my ear canal, I have problem with it on bare skin causing dermatitis.