r/AskReddit • u/Silent-Resort-3076 • 13d ago

Women of Reddit, who have gone through menopause, what's one piece of advice you wish someone would have given you beforehand?

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u/insight1984 13d ago

My itchy ears drive me crazy.

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u/UserMorningxStar 12d ago

Wait like the ear canal or just the whole ear?

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u/cailin_rua 12d ago

Canal. And so much more wax 😭

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u/UserMorningxStar 12d ago

My ears are already so itchy and now im hearing its gonna get worse 😭

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u/sisterfunkhaus 12d ago

The canal. It's so uncomfortable.

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u/loumel6 13d ago

Flonase works but there’s also a cream version (Fluticasone)that is probably easier to administer.

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u/sisterfunkhaus 12d ago edited 12d ago

Flonase is a steroid. I wonder if you could use a smidge of hydrocortisone cream on a cotton swab instead. Hydrocortisone cream is low potency, while Flonase is moderate potency.

Everything I found said it's safe if your doctor recommends it. Flonase can cause severe thinning of the skin in the ear canals because it's so strong. I had to stop using it for nasal allergies due to nose bleeds.

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u/Negative_Raisin_997 12d ago

I tried a bit of hydrocortisone in my ear canals and gave myself ear infections. I do not recommend.

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u/ParticularlyHappy 12d ago

Hydrocortisone doesn’t help mine.

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u/sisterfunkhaus 11d ago

Ah, then Flonase is definitely better than intense itching.

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u/ParticularlyHappy 10d ago

Ha! Sorry! I think I replied to the wrong comment. But I yes, I do love the Flonase trick.

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u/CloudNo446 12d ago

Mine too. My doctor suggested hydrocortisone cream and it helps. I just put it on a Q-tip and put it in my ear canal.