Eczema in ear-worried about brain infection!

[scaredpt]

Hi all: my ear canals get quite irritated frequently due to eczema, like flaky, itchy. Today it was so itchy that I scratched and it bled a little (inside my ear). I’m worried it could spread to my brain. What should I do?

[nomorepanic]

It cannot possibly spread to the brain like this. Where did you get that idea from?

You treat it as you usually do.

[scaredpt]

I don’t know how to treat it since it’s in my ear and bleeding a bit.

[ankietyjoe]

Eczema is an inflammatory autoimmune disorder, not an infection. You might as well worry about getting a brain infection because of unusual weather.

[nomorepanic]

Leave it alone then and don't scratch it.

[scaredpt]

It wouldn’t go to my brain though, right?

[nomorepanic]

How can it? You need to think these things through for yourself sometimes.

[RadioGaGa]

I echo the words of Nichola.

Anything that builds up in your "ear canals" (Eustachian tubes) simply drains into your throat...

[Chrysoprase]

I’m wondering if this came from the same sensationalized news story I saw the other day about a brain infection.. in any case, I have had eczema in my ears for years, sometimes with bleeding, and never had any issues other than an itchy ear!