For various external and internal reasons fungal spores affect the auditory meatus. In medicine, this disease is called otomycosis and is considered quite a dangerous pathology, as it can cause serious complications. If the time to take therapy, you can easily eliminate the fungus in the ears - treatment involves, mainly, the use of local drugs and natural remedies, depends on the type of pathogen.
How to treat a yeast-like fungus in the ear?
This kind of mycosis requires careful hygiene of the ear canal:
- Dampen the cotton swab in warm clean water and gently remove the crusts, plaque.
- Remove all liquid and viscous discharge from the ear.
- Treat the outer ear passage with an antiseptic, for example, Resorcinol.
After the cotton swabs used are practically clean when removed from the ear, medications can be administered. Choose what to treat the fungus in the ears, it is recommended from the following series:
- Pimafucin;
- Econazole;
- Fluconazole;
- Clotrimazole.
As a rule, they are appointed in the form of solutions. The correct use is to impregnate a piece of sterile cotton wool or a special bundle of bandage with a medicine, then insert it into the ear canal (deep). The medication should be left in the sink for 30-50 minutes for exposure.
How to cure a mold in the ears?
To treat the described type of mycosis, cleaning of the external surface of the ear canal is also necessary. But mold spores reproduce well in a humid environment, therefore it is recommended to use oil solutions instead of antiseptic suspensions - glycerol, petrolatum.
Very effective such drops from the fungus in the ears:
- sodium ussinat;
- Castellani liquid;
- acetic acid;
- Resorcinol;
- dioxidine quinazole;
- potassium iodide;
- boric acid;
- alcohol is Yuglon;
- isotonic solution;
- aniline dyes;
- deoxyphosphonic acid;
- the Burov liquid.
Ointment for the ears from the fungus should be selected from this list:
- Amphotericin;
- Mukospor;
- Pevar;
- Travogen;
- dekaminovaya, chlorocetophosic ointment;
- Naphthyfine;
- Itraconazole;
- Terbinafine;
- Nitrofungin.
In some cases (with severe lesions of the ear passage of mycospores), systemic therapy should also be carried out, fluconazole preparations are usually prescribed. It is important to monitor the digestive system, especially the intestines, as well as the functioning of the liver, since antifungal drugs are very toxic.
Treatment of an ear fungus folk remedies
Alternative medicine offers several ways how to cure ear fungus at home:
- Every day, twice lubricate the surface of the ear canal with natural apple cider vinegar (do not bury).
- Do not add 2 drops of freshly squeezed onion juice to each ear 3 times a day. You can make onions and garlic solution, taking both juices in the same proportions.
- Wash the auricle and the peroxide with hydrogen peroxide . After this, it is recommended to drip 3-4 drops of walnut oil in each pass.
- Prepare a strong broth of celandine and inject 5 drops of the drug into the diseased ear. Instead of an aqueous solution, you can take pure juice
plants, but the number of drops to reduce to 2 pieces. - Bury the ears with lemon juice (fresh), mixed with clean water, 3 drops in each ear canal.
After manipulations, you need to lie on your side so that the medicine can get as far as possible. In addition, folk healers are advised to cover the ear with a piece of cotton wool and warm it for 10-20 minutes with a woolen scarf.
It is important to note that all of the above recipes aggressively affect the skin, so do not use them longer than 3-5 days.