The ear usually itches and severe pain may occur. Frequent cleaning and anti-fungal ear drops and sometimes oral medications are used in treatment. The best treatment I have found is filling the ear canal with an anti-fungal cream or painting the ear canal with gentian violet dye. Many believe it is caused by a reaction to molds or fungus. Symptoms are often of itching, but when severe pain may be present.
Antibiotics are ineffective and the condition has been known to last for years.
The best treatment I have found is filling the ear canal with an anti-fungal cream or painting the ear canal with gentian violet dye. Stenosis of the outer ear canal can occur with a severe acute or chronic ear infection. Operative intervention is usually required to open the ear canal. It does not need to be treated, unless it elongates and touches the eardrum or prevents proper ear drainage. These are benign bony growths which unlike an osteoma are usually multiple and have a wide base.