Ear canal scratch

The skin of our external auditory canal is very delicate, tightly connected to the perichondrium, there is less subcutaneous tissue, poor blood circulation, and improper force when pulling the ear can cause damage and infection of the external auditory canal, cause inflammation and ulceration of the external auditory canal, and even affect mouth opening and eating. Some people have itchy ears, and they use their hairpins, match sticks, ear picks, etc. to dig their ears deeply and hard. Our tympanic membrane is a very thin membrane, so it can easily damage the tympanic membrane or the ossicles, cause perforation of the tympanic membrane, affect hearing, and even cause otitis media.

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