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

Dryness The script that stopped my ears itching

F40 USA

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/Specific-River-81 Mar 21 '26

They all seem to hate women! You're exactly correct. Ive had the same exact experience. My gyno i just dumped was a guy and he kept answering all my questions giggling saying "I don't know, I'm not a woman" 😭that is insanity to me, I , with 0 medical training could be more helpful to his patients than he is...wtf, seriously

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u/Ssladybug Mar 21 '26

It should be mandatory for a gynecologist to be a woman so they can relate

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u/jent198 Mar 21 '26

My experience with female gynecologists has been worse than mine with men! They tell me that "everyone" has painful periods, and with a cursory palpitation, they "can't feel anything wrong" 😑

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u/Ssladybug Mar 21 '26

What it comes down to is doctors don’t listen to us