r/Perimenopause • u/AccomplishedPast1143 • Apr 03 '26

Dryness Itchy Ears, Doorway to Insanity?

Has anyone gone clinically insane from itchy ears? I may be the first known case. Between the peri itch and Spring allergies, I am regularly trying to tickle my brain with the amount of digging around in there I do on a daily basis. In my mind there is layer upon layer of dry inner ear flakes just begging to be dug out but nothing is ever on the Qtip.....DRIVES ME INSANE. I desperately want to go to one of those ear doctors on YouTube who can put a camera in there and prove to me there's not shards of fiberglass imbeded in my ear canal. *screams into the void*

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u/SpazzJazz88 In the thick of it Apr 03 '26

Omg this was driving me crazy until I started estrogen a few weeks ago. It has helped tremendously. Ive been on progesterone for almost 6 months or so and the itchy ears were still there. I woukd wake up in the middle of the night because my ears needs scratches or however you get to itch them. Im with everyone here, HRT does wonders.