Four steps to prevent external auditory canal eczema

Eczema is very common, and many people have a certain understanding of this skin disease. So, do you know about external auditory canal eczema? Compared with other eczemas, external auditory canal eczema is not common, but its harmfulness is even greater than that of ordinary eczema. So, what are the clinical manifestations of external auditory canal eczema? How to prevent it?

Performance

Examination of the skin in front and behind the auricle, the posterior groove of the auricle or the skin around the ear can show eczema in the form of small macular rashes, scattered or densely packed together, or papules, blisters, erosions, serous exudates, yellow crusts, etc.

treatment

1. Etiological treatment Try to find out the cause and remove the allergen. If the cause is unknown, stop eating spicy, irritating or highly allergenic foods.

2. Systemic treatment: oral anti-allergic drugs, such as diphenhydramine, loratadine, desloratadine, cetirizine, terfenadine, fexofenadine, etc. If secondary infection occurs, antibiotics are added systemically and locally.

3. Local treatment

(1) For acute eczema with a lot of exudate, clean the exudate and scab with calamine lotion, then apply a wet compress with boric acid solution or aluminum acetate solution. After drying, apply zinc oxide paste or boric acid zinc oxide paste. Physical therapy such as local ultraviolet irradiation can also help.

(2) For subacute eczema with little exudate, apply 2% gentian violet solution topically. After it dries, apply zinc oxide paste or boric acid zinc oxide paste.

(3) For chronic eczema with local dryness, apply zinc oxide paste or boric acid zinc oxide paste, 10% zinc oxide ointment, white mercuric ointment, antibiotic hormone ointment or elocon ointment, etc. If there are many dry scabs, first clean the area with hydrogen peroxide and then apply the above ointments. For thickened skin, 3% salicylic acid ointment can be used.

Prevention

1. Avoid eating or contacting allergens, treat otitis media and eczema on the head in time, and change bad habits such as picking ears. 2. Avoid sweating in the heat, keep the skin clean and dry. 3. Children's clothes should be loose, soft, and made of cotton. 4. If yellow liquid is found in the ears, go to the hospital for cleaning and medication in time.