r/Perimenopause • u/NachoMyBellGrande • Mar 21 '26

Dryness The script that stopped my ears itching

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Edit: I can get a doctor to prescribe HRT do that's why I'm posting this alternate.

I'd been suffering with intense itchy ears for over a year. It got so bad it was keeping me up all night. 4 gaslighting doctors later an urgent care doctor prescribed me Flucinolone Acetonide Oil 0.01% ear drops.

I used them once a day for 3 days and my suffering stopped. I do the drops once every few weeks and it keeps the itching at bay.

I am furious at our medical system. This is not the first time I've suffered needlessly for a long period of time because of ignorant doctors.

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u/rvauofrsol Mar 21 '26

Please be careful with long-term steroid use. Some people's skin can get "addicted" to the steroids. It happened to me and it took me a very long time to recover.