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Just wandering if anyone else had this symptom and did it go away with treatment. Was it linked to a certain coifection i have the crawling in scalp as well but just wandering anyone elses thoughts on this....Thanks, Robin inHouston
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Candida?
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I have the crawling/itching inside my ears almost everyday. I have not seen an LLMD yet so I have not been treated other than on my own.
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Itching can be helped by taking a q tip dipping it in alchohol and squeezing it out and carefully cleaning ears with it.
I know... You are not suppose to clean your ears with q tips.This really healps the itching.
Or you can go to your pharmacy and buy a bottle of swimmers ear.It is an alchohol and water product... follow directions works great it usually is a fungus that causes your ears to itch.To mutch moisture from swimming or showers ( anyway that is what my girls doc said)
Not ment for medical advice just what had really helped us
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Only recently (since starting treatment) I have been getting a terrible itch in my ears! Crawly -- yes, I guess it is.
I'm on daily diflucan and now also massive probiotics, so I don't think it is yeast....I'm not showing any other yeast symptoms at the moment, anyways.
I'm guessing the itchy ears is yet another bizarre neuro manifestation of this lovely disease. Hadn't really considered it a lyme thing until now... I'm just SO used to weird symptoms coming and going after having lyme for at least 18 years... sheesh!
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I'm getting itchy ears also especially after lying down. Also my face feels itchy and like someone dragged a piece of silk across my face.
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My ears seem to be the favorite target of this disese.
The cranial nerves to your face pass very close to your ear canal. That's probably what's causing the crawling feeling. It's not just a feeling. Probably the underlying muscles and stuff are really crawling. Posts: 353 | From Florida boonies | Registered: Nov 2005
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I agree with lyme x 9; have a look at the Morgellons symptoms. With my wife and I, now recovered from Lyme and Morgellons, some of our first symptoms were itchy/crawling sensations on the scalp, and the silk moving across the face is a great description of my earliest symptom. (At least we attribute these symptoms to Morgellons and not Lyme disease.) Early reports indicate that over 90% of those with Morgellons are Lyme positive; it would be interesting to know what percentage of Lyme folks develop Morgellons.
Blue Skies..........John
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Me? I'm planning to grow my pinky nail as long as possible then file it to a point so I can really get at that darn itch. Wouldn't dare stick a q-tip in there.
BTW Swimmer's ear doesn't have anything to do with LYME but remedies for it such as STAR-OTIC help to keep the ear dry and free of moisture.
Carol in MD
PS my kitty cat loves the ear wax I pull out! TMI I know, just couldn't resist. Life is just too absurd sometimes, why not let it all hang out?
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Candida And Babs gave me the crawlies-- Now Mostly gone-TG--Jay--
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I have that from time to time. NOT 24/7, but fairly often at times. Kind of bugs me.
Right now, not happening. Not sure what it is.
Have only had it for a few months. Just try to scratch them when it happens. Other times feels like hair on the ears, tickling, but I feel, and non there.
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