Embarrassing Ear Itch

[Vesna]

I had serious ear infections as a small child, which were treated with penicillin and I spent almost a year in bed.

 

I have two ongoing issues with this. Firstly, I have to constantly do the valsava manouveur. This is done by blocking my nose and popping my ears or I will feel like I am changing altitude all the time. I do this at least ten times before I leave the house or I will not hear myself speak, thus being paranoid that the person I am talking to isn't the only one who hears me.

 

Secondly, I get a severe itching feeling inside my head and spreading to my ear canals. To relieve this I need to make inward pig sounds to 'scratch' the inside of my head. I don't do this during the day since I am very self-conscious of it and will put up with but when I am asleep I do it with gusto and the relief is amazing.

 

I'm glad I live alone and sleep alone at this point in time.

 

Has anyone here experienced this social and sex-life killing malady and if so what worked best for you?

[Cee]

My malady is night terrors. Scares the pants off of guys who sleep over. But I give them a detailed and honest explanation ahead of time and they have learned to quickly wake me up to stop me. It's embarrassing, but my boyfriends have been pretty tolerant.

[Vesna]

I had one bf for nine years and he thought it was amusing to hear me.

[brayanfraser]

Itchy ears can be the result of a number of cases, excessive use of the most common are Q-tips, which eliminates the wax to protect the ear canal. Learn more about skin diseases that can cause itching in the ears, such as eczema or fungal infections, with the help of a neurologist and otologist in this free video on ear and hearing problems.