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<blockquote data-quote="kitedoc" data-source="post: 1976531" data-attributes="member: 468714"><p>Methinks it is partly <em>a thing of age</em> (that is 'maturity'), things dry up as we get older (no other specifics will be discussed)!</p><p><em>Plus skin type</em> - 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.</p><p><em>I do know that diabetes can make me prone to fungal infections </em>and that moisture in the ears can make that a bit more likely.</p><p><em>Mild cortisone creams</em> (like mentioned above , usually brand names ending in -cort)<em> help relieve the itch for me but they can flare up a fungal infection if I am not careful.</em></p><p>I tend to use<em> tea-tree oil </em>- 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 !!</p><p>Once a week I use <em>moisturising and anti-fungal shampoos </em>so that scalp and ears obtain a dollop of prevention. </p><p><em>There is a saying that one should <u>not</u> put anything smaller than one's elbow in one's earhole. ( No contortionists allowed)!</em></p><p>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.</p><p>May dry ears begone or the least of your troubles !! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite39" alt=":hilarious:" title="Hilarious :hilarious:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":hilarious:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite39" alt=":hilarious:" title="Hilarious :hilarious:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":hilarious:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kitedoc, post: 1976531, member: 468714"] Methinks it is partly [I]a thing of age[/I] (that is 'maturity'), things dry up as we get older (no other specifics will be discussed)! [I]Plus skin type[/I] - 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]I do know that diabetes can make me prone to fungal infections [/I]and that moisture in the ears can make that a bit more likely. [I]Mild cortisone creams[/I] (like mentioned above , usually brand names ending in -cort)[I] help relieve the itch for me but they can flare up a fungal infection if I am not careful.[/I] I tend to use[I] tea-tree oil [/I]- 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 [I]moisturising and anti-fungal shampoos [/I]so that scalp and ears obtain a dollop of prevention. [I]There is a saying that one should [U]not[/U] put anything smaller than one's elbow in one's earhole. ( No contortionists allowed)![/I] 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 !! :hilarious::hilarious: [/QUOTE]
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