Often itchy ears, but nothing comes out? why is that? Doctor reveals the answer
Many people have the habit of picking their ears in life. They feel that after picking their ears, they are more transparent and even their head feels relaxed, but sometimes the ears are itchy, and picking the ears can't bring out anything. Now many people have joined the ranks of healthy people. With the development of society, in order to cater to people's healthy habits, there is now an ear industry.
Nowadays, the ear picking industry is becoming more and more popular, and even some people only have two loose processes on a regular basis, and more importantly, it is necessary to thoroughly clean the dirt in the ears.
But in the process of pulling the ear, I found that the ear is very clean. Why are my ears clean but sometimes itchy? Let's look at your question. Ear itching is not necessarily caused by ear dirt, but other bacterial infections.
01 First, let us understand the efficacy and role of the ear
Our ears include the outer ear. The middle and inner ear, auditory receptors and taste receptors are located in the inner ear, so it is also called the hypophone, some people refer to the outer ear and the middle ear as the appendages of the hypophone, including the pinna and the external auditory canal.
In addition, ear hairs and some glands appear on the skin of the external auditory canal, and the secretions and ear hairs of the glands can block the entry of foreign objects such as external dust.
1. The outer ear includes the pinna and the ear canal, which collect sound.
The middle ear has a tympanic membrane and the ossicles. The Eustachian tube plays the role of amplifying sound transmission. It collects sound through the outer ear, amplifies it in the middle ear, and transmits it to the inner ear.
The inner ear has the cochlea. The vestibule. The semicircular canals play a role in transmitting sound. Sound is transmitted to the cochlea through the auditory nerve, and then the semicircular canals play a role in balance regulation. When there is a problem with the semicircular canals, vertigo can be caused.
The ear has the function of hearing sound. When we hear external sounds, we have to go through our ears. In addition, the ear is also the most important balance organ. If we have problems with our ears, we have balance dysfunction. Dizziness. Unsteady walking, feeling of floating in water when lying in bed.
Therefore, the ear is not only concerned with your hearing, but also your balance. I feel like if he was sick, our balance function would be severely affected.
02 Often itchy ears, but nothing comes out? Why? Doctor reveals the answer
There are many common causes of ear canal itching, such as bacterial infection, fungal infection, earwax or foreign body irritation in the external auditory canal, allergic reactions, etc. Some people experience itching, pain, pus and other symptoms due to bacterial infection of the external ear canal by Streptococcus, Staphylococcus aureus, Coccus and other bacteria.
Some people's ear itching is related to fungal infection, because the structure of the external auditory canal is slightly tortuous, and once the local area is wet, it is easy to secondary fungal infection.
Some people have itchy ears because earwax accumulates into hard lumps or foreign bodies in the external auditory canal, which can easily irritate the skin of the external auditory canal, causing inflammation and itching in the ear canal.
Skin allergy: Some people have allergic constitution. Once exposed to allergens or unhealthy diet, the skin of the ear is easily allergic, resulting in itching. When the skin is allergic, in addition to itching symptoms.
External auditory canal eczema: If the ear is inexplicably itchy, you need to consider whether there is local eczema in the external auditory canal. External auditory canal eczema may be associated with an allergic reaction to personal hygiene. Some use ear drops, shampoos, etc, and some are caused by inflammation of the middle or outer ear.
If the body is sensitive and does not pay attention to personal hygiene, the skin condition of the ear is prone to deterioration and eczema. The external auditory canal and eczema are commonly manifested as external auditory canal itching, small rash, light yellow or water exudation, skin erosion or thickening dandruff, yellow scab, etc.
- Fungal otitis externa: Fungal otitis externa refers to the inflammation of the external auditory canal caused by fungi such as Aspergillus, Mucor, Candida, and Penicillium, usually caused by dampness, damage or improper use of antibiotics in the external auditory canal. Ear drops.
Common manifestations are itching or fullness of the external auditory canal, hyperemia, swelling or exudation of the external auditory canal skin, crusts blocking the external auditory canal or covering the tympanic membrane, and mildew fur deep in the external auditory canal.
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If you don’t pay attention to your diet, eat too many sweet and spicy foods, have allergies to foods, often stay up late, work and rest unreasonably, it will lead to poor blood sugar control and prone to itchy skin symptoms, including itchy ears.
03 What is the harm to the ears of frequent ear picking?
Causes external auditory canal skin damage, bacterial infection, skin damage caused by acute external otitis, obvious external ear pain, ear pain, ear obstruction and other symptoms.
Repeated ear picking increases the possibility of skin infection with papilloma virus, which is prone to papilloma hyperplasia and requires timely surgery to prevent malignant transformation.
Repeated ear picking will lead to normal skin of the external auditory canal, damage to the pH, and fungus is easy to invade, resulting in mycosis of the external auditory canal.
Frequent ear picking increases the chance of external auditory canal bleeding or tympanic membrane perforation.
04 Why does pulling ears relax?
Our ear canal is full of many nerve endings, because there is very little subcutaneous tissue, so when we make direct contact, there will be a feeling of happiness, this feeling is transmitted to the brain, it will make us feel very comfortable, if we take out the earwax, we will feel I feel that the body is not clean, so I feel smooth physically and mentally.
Because this feeling is very comfortable, the ear picking industry has even developed, especially in order to make customers feel relaxed, and in order to make customers feel relaxed, ASMR (spontaneous perception of meridian response), through chewing, ears, hair brushing, etc. to achieve intracranial orgasm, People with insomnia will hear more.
Although ear picking brings us a certain pleasure, it also has certain risks. Some people must go to a formal institution when choosing because Caier suffers from otitis media. ASMR does not recommend prolonged listening. Some people will be immune after listening for a long time, and specific adverse reactions need to be studied.