Ear picking?

I can tell you that i have the exact same issue. i am constantly jamming pen caps, Q-tips, the stylus from my phone, anything in my ears. I can not stand the sensation of having crusty ears. I have been to the ER twice in the past year to have Q-tips removed that I got burried. People are contstanly asking why I always mess with my ears. I cant tell you how to fix your issue, but i can tell you what i have done. I have gotten a massaging shower head and I turn the massage on and let it squirt directly into my ear. That has really cut down the infections. Past that, I would reccommend seeing a professional therapist. I have and they tell me that is is a distraction from some self esteem issues. Hope this helps, Hang in there.

I just started but its because I see blackheads...cannot leave a black head alone - its the easiest to get out and doesnt leave a mark. But I noticed I was jackson up my ears and stopped. I pick my face and lips though too. Its just that feeling of getting bad things out of me.

i can totally relate,i have had this problem for the past ten years and im afraid im no further forward, ive been up and down all these years and also suffer with ocd for which i take medication. i once saw a cpn for anumber of weeks a few years ago but i got nothing from it, its only been recently since ive had a major flare up ive been looking on the net for information and advice, its hit me though that there maybe no light at the end of the tunnel, ive recently seeked help again as im a now a mother of a 5month daughter and im desperate to get a hold of my life because at the moment i feel its out of my control so for anyone who is suffering the same hope you all manage to find help

I've been picking my ears (the top so I start to look like Spock on Star Trek). I can't explain the urge, but it feels good. I think I must have a lot of pain down deep and use it as a distraction to keep myself from dealing with problems. I try to pay attention to my emotions when I have the urge, to see if maybe I can get some insight and deal with the problem at it's core. No deep insights have revealed themselves. I notice I feel bored, kind of empty. I've learned through therapy that I have a lot of anger inside that I have trouble accessing. I'm not sure if this plays a role, but it probably does. I've been successful in controlling the picking over the last several months. Somehow I managed to impose some discipline, mostly driven by vanity since it really starts to look screwed up and even bleeds sometimes. I don't want to have to deal with questions about why my ears are bleeding. I've thought about lies to tell, such as I had a mosquito bite that I overscratched, etc. However, I'm trying to live in an authentic manner and lies of any kind really eat at me. I also have crazy back pain that seriously hurts and limits me and I'm wondering if my subconscious mind is generating that too as a way to distract the mind from emotional pain. Seriously, this kind of stuff makes me feel like I must be crazy or something. Other obsessions I've had (have): knuckle popping and going over negative stuff in my life, ie awkward interactions, regrets, anger pretty much all day. I'm not a nail biter and I don't pick anywhere else, but I feel I have the same obsessive style, just too vain or something to resort to that. I'm definitely not trying to put myself above that. I hide my stuff just enough to not have to deal with it I guess. I drink and smoke pot which I'm sure doesn't help. I'm trying to stop those things. I'm really happy that I've been able to cut out the ear picking, but I feel the underlying problem still exists and that my messed up mind will just find something else to do to distract it.

yup, add this to my ever growing list. sigh...

I've been doing this for years. My ear stays sore and scabbish. I also love rolling the skin I pull off between my fingers. Good luck stopping. i am not trying to stop right now. I think it's just life, Mines different than others. I just hope I can find someone who understands to start a family with.

I used to have the same problems with lip/ear/face picking, and I'm pretty convinced at this point that it's a result of 1) too much adrenaline and/or 2) not enough dopamine. Anyone with anxiety problems and/or ADHD is likely to have this kind of chemical imbalance, so check this out: So far I've had the best luck reducing skin picking by avoiding adrenaline-inducing habits and finding things that will increase my dopamine levels (in a healthy way). I mean, the reason why the picking is so addictive is that we get little bursts of dopamine from these kinds of grooming activities, which actually goes back to an evolutionary adaptation for keeping ourselves clean and free of parasites. Also, have you ever noticed that when you drink (note: this is NOT a hint to use alcohol to deal with this!!!), you don't have the urge to pick? Or how about when you're eating or when you're extremely happy? Well, those are all dopamine-upping activities, so of course you don't want to pick. To put it in a few words, picking is just another way of self-medicating for lack of dopamine. So - things to AVOID are excess caffeine, sugar, blood sugar ups/downs (especially letting yourself get hungry), stimulants, sleep-deprivation and stress (duh). Some of these are adrenaline uppers, too much of which will induce anxiety and will make you want to pick as a way of calming yourself down. GOOD things are exercise - don't think calorie-burning as much, those activities can up your adrenaline even more - yoga and tai chi are awesome. Going on a 10 minute walk while listening to some relaxing music does wonders, especially if you spend a lot of time sitting down and working. Also, eating lean meats can help (don't over do it!) because you need amino acids to build neurotransmitters, especially seratonin. I've found it also helps if you can break the cycle for a little while, especially if you have a formal event coming up that you want to look good for. Good tricks for this are to put vaseline/neosporin on the picking target-zone, especially at night so it can heal up while you sleep. Also, as weird as it sounds, if you're a female lip-picker you should try loreal's infallible lip gloss. there's something about the texture of the gloss that covers the rough parts so you don't really want to pick at them. Hope this helps!

Yes, I have this experience too, but soon when it is all healed there will be nothing to pick of the year

Hate to hear about y'alls problem but I'm so glad I finally found this site! I couldn't find anything about it or any others that knew what I meant. I am obsessed with cleaning my ears and create sores. I use pen caps, bobby pins, Q-tips, and tweezers, my favorite, once there is a scab. It's a terrible cycle because I can't stand the feeling of dirty ears but then create a scab and have to pick at it every couple minutes once it's dried so it's not there and I feel dirty. Right now my ear is swollen, can't hear well out of it, and is giving me terrible headaches as well as swelling up my lymph nodes. I go to the doctor a lot for it but I always get an antibiotic and ear drops and they don't do anything until I decide to stop picking. I don't notice when I do. I have noticed though that when I stop biting my nails (which I bite until they're nubs) that I pick my ear and when I don't pick my ear I bite my nails. This has to be an anxiety disorder because both bleed and slow things down and cause a lot of pain. I live with my mom though and we don't have health insurance and she doesn't think I need to be on anything. She and my Dad are both on anti-depressants/anxiety medications so I don't see why she wouldn't think it runs in our family. I know a lot of bad comes with the anti-depressants though too. Has anyway had luck with medication to lessen or stop the picking?

My ear is in such pain from my constant picking. I try to stop but the tingling and moisture from it trying to heal itself drives me crazy and I find myself jamming my finger in my ear or Qtips to soothe the irritation, causing my ears to hurt even more and unable to heal. I have other picking issues, but this one hurts the most right now.

I am so so glad that I found this site. I pick at both my fingers and ears. The finger part I have always known was because something is not right in my head...but the ears...until today I had not made the connection. I just thought that I habitually pick them because they are nasty and constantly crusty. Even when I don't pick them before bed they sometimes ooz at night and are a crusty mess in the morning that I have to clear out. I had a doc look in my ears because I thought I had something that might be causing the oozing and he said he saw nothing. Now I know that my jacked up ears are because of my jacked up mind and not because I just have bad ears. My ears get so itchy and I just have to pick. I dig out these flakes of skin and am really satisfied. I get this euphoric feeling whenever I use Q-tips and will roll it around in there as long as I can. I have long hair so when I have it down I can pick at my ears secretly while in public. I am somewhat disgusted with myself and I wonder if it is even possible for me to stop. As terrible as this sounds, misery does love company and I am glad that I am not alone.

I pick my ears so much! I have psoriasis in them so they are a bit dry and scaley, but it never heals because I am constantly picking off the new skin. The flakes get all over my clothes, people must think I have bad dandruff, also it must look weird that I'm touching my ears so often! I also clean my ears with cotton buds kinda obsessively, I must do it every day and carry on even though it hurts. I hope I'm not damaging my ears too much, if I leave them alone for even a day they're so much better, but that rarely happens...

I too have been suffering the same horrible habit. It started with a case of swimmers ear. I have been over cleaning the ear for 3 years, The only cure was to use Hydrocortizone 1% cream. Literally 2 days after using it, my ears stopped itching. My doctor said that because of the constant itching and picking and cleaning, that I decreased my body's ability to create ear wax which is key to cure. I am glad to say I am pick free for 3 months now and not embarrassed any longer to get close enough to someone so they can see my ears. 1% Hyrocortizone cream - hopefully that will help you as well. Good Luck, Mike

wow so you guys do this too? I'm nowhere near as serious as you guys but i have been doing this on and off for 20 years or so. It just feels good, that's why I do it. I hardly ever do it with q-tips though. I usually take a pen apart and do it with the skinny long tube inside the pen (where the ink is). I obviously use the end without the pen tip. I also sometimes simply unfold a paper clip. That seems to work best. I do it for no other reason simply because it feels kinda good, and sometimes the inner ear gets a little itchy. I don't have OCD's, nor do I feel like my ears are nasty and in need of contstant cleaning. I just do it cuz it feels good. A few times over the last 20 years, I went in too far and hit my ear drum. Nothing too serious but that is a burst of pain you will never forget. I'm sure each of you have done it a few times...OUCH. Anyway, glad to know that I'm not the only one that has this odd little habit.

I have been picking and digging in my ears for the past year. It all started because I have psoriasis really bad inside my ears. I don't pick until they bleed, I have never had them bleed, but I do dig in them so bad that I have moved the cartilage and bones around. I have Narcolepsy so I find myself dozing off and when I come back around I am digging in my ears. I grab anything that is small enough to fit into my ears, bobby pins and scissor tweezers are my main things I use. From reading other stories I was amazed that some have started one thing and have gone to another. I have been a nail bitter ever since I was a toddler, but now that I look back my nail biting has stop ever since I have gone digging into my ears. I want to stop and I go to bed and say to myself that I won't dig in my ears. But that last about 10 minutes after I wake up. I am ashamed to go to the Doctors but I know I need help. Please tell me how to stop,.

About ten years ago, I was reading a book and tore off a small piece of the paper. I rolled it up into a ball and stuck it in my right ear. I have been sticking bobby pins, toothpicks, and tweezers into my ear to get it out since then. Sometimes I can feel it in my ear with the tools but can't ever get it

Wow...I thought I was the only one that suffered from this. I have been picking my ears for years now. I would use anything imaginable (e.g. pen tips, safety pins, etc.). However, I have been doing it much less now, and I believe that distracting myself or doing something that I like such as exercising, reading, being involved in the community, and etc. can help keep my mind off the desire to dig in my ears. Most of the time I do it to decrease the itching, but sometimes I do it because it feels good. I am a Christian, and I found that prayer and knowing that God has my back no matter what the circumstance, it lessens my anxiety. Just know that this can be conquered and treated. Not to get me wrong I still suffer from this from time to time, but it so much less because now I am realizing (I don't know why I didn't before) that this can damage m eardrum and affect my hearing. Here are some scriptures that help me. Isaiah 50:7 "For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed." Psalm 46:1 "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Know that you are not alone and that this can be conquered so you can live abundant, successful, and healthy lives.

I dig in my ears also and i have been doing it for over 5 years i am tring to stop now but dont know how. i dig until i feel this relief. Im tring to find a way to stop.Maybe its a deeper meaning a sort of self soothing of something. Im searching for the answer.

I've always had the habit of over cleaning my ears but since i moved i found myself doing it more. I have sores in my ears because of it and now i can't stop picking the scabs. I always feel water in them and it drives me crazy! They will either be itchy or feel like i have water in them. I do it all day now sometimes i will wake up in the middle of the night. I only stick my pinkies or a qtip.i found myself the other day using a pen cap. Ugh!!!

I have had this for over 25 years. I went to several doctors to no avail. I have the flakes and the itching and even scratch in the night. The last doctor I saw told me to use an anti-itch cream and Neospoin at the same time. I have been doing this for quite some time now and it really works. I use a qtip and put a little ribbon on one side of the qtip and then the Neosporin on the other side. Then gently insert just in the opening of the ear, do not go in far and twist the qtip around to get a coating in there. It stops the itch and stops the flaking. That is the only relief that I have had for a long time. Try this and see if it doesn't make your ears feel better.

i can not stop picking my ear. It really annoys me i want to stop picking but i physically cant until i am relieved. i pick it with my index finger and dig right in, i have to pick it until its sore and aches, ususally resulting in an infection and then once the infection is gone i have to pick it again to get rid of the flakes and black ear wax, its really disgusting and its a pure vicioius circle. i went to the doctors and explained it to him and i think he thought i was joking as all he said was 'oh i wouldnt do that if i was you' so now i feel no one will take me seriously. I really am getting sick of have constant earache, i mean constant to the point where i cant move my jaw its that saw, and the feeling of being deaf is annoying and makes me want to pick me to try and let me hear. The thing is i only pick my left ear aswll i really dont get it :(

I have been picking my ears since I was little. My ears were alway infected because my hands were dirty and I would push the wax in more. We should not be embarrassed of this! We are not alone and in fact after research. in other countries such as China and Thailand its common!!! Tourists pay a lot of money to get their ears picked.Until recently, I could not buy these tools in our country. I resorted to Bobby pins,,pen caps even an oral b sonic toothbrush with out the brush. I have found the correct tools online that countries have been using for centuries. If you go to ww.myearpick.com. You can find a whole lot of Information and the history of ear picking. Since I have been using the correct tools I no longer have infections as long as I clean them.

I've been picking at the inside of my ear since early this year. I'm just like you xxxtinaxx where i only pick at my left ear, although i've got a little sore on my right ear but that one gets mostly left alone. I've picked at my left ear untill i can barely hear in it and it's only been over the past two/three weeks i've done the most damage. I usually pick at sores on my head but that seams to have "calmed down" since the ear thing. GAHH I need help...

Iv'e been doing it for about ten years I use toothpicks, rolled up pieces of paper things like that. I see that in number of these storys, the family has some problems with anxiety and deppression, I was thinking that I started doing this because it feels good but maybe now I may have inherited these said problems and this earpicking is part of that. Hope eveyone is able to stop. thanks for sharing this.

I've had itchy ears all my life because I picka t them, scratch them with pen lids and so on, which makes them scab over which itches which makes me scratch at them and so on. But recently I've been putting rubbing alcohol (surgical spirit in the uk) on a cotton bud and 'cleaning' inside my ear with that. It stings like anything to start with, (you should probably be careful not to dig too deep) but it stops the itching and gets rid of the scabs really quickly and means I pick far less. Alas it's not helping with stopping picking/eating the skin around my fingertips, or my toenails, but it's nice not to be bleeding from my ears any more! Hope this helps some of you.

This is an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and the more you pick, the worse it gets because you cause small cuts inside your ear, which in turn causes more itching, infection and wax build up. It is a never ending problem that gets worse and worse. But there is a quick and easy cure, run don't walk to a doctor and get a prescription Mometasone Furoate Cream Usp. 0.1% brand name Perrigo. This will cure your problem within 1 or 2 days. It is truly a miracle. Just put a small amount inside your ear and a little bit around the outside and underneath the ear lobe. You may have to repeat every couple of weeks or when ever the itching or wax build up returns. This stuff changed my life, try it !

My mum has been picking and picking at her ears I was the one with the problem because she didn't seem to care. I have been getting annoyed ever since I was 7 and I am ten now but she has been ever so annoying. I always wanted her to stop because she always makes a disgusting sound like a watery noise. But now I found this site and I am going to try the cream out. So thanks.

I have been picking my ears with tweezers for 15 year, have tried to stop but can't. I used to be a drug addict when I started this, and started because my ears felt itchy all the time, hayfever, and allergies. And because it felt really soothing I am now deaf in my right ear and have tinnitus 24/7, the specialist doc/s said they dont know why I am deaf? But it is definitely because I picked too much, too deep, and caused bleeding. Its so dangerous to do this picking but i cant stop.

I unfortunately have this issue and have for many years. I am currently a teen, and this has been going on ever since I was really young. I pick my ears until I bleed causing cuts and scabs and even continue to do so afterwards... It's painful but really comforting and it feels really good and I want to stop. Then I just started using Q tips and now I want to use them more and more but I know it's a bad idea. I also have to do it the same amount of time in each ear in the same way and with the same finger, and at the end of each time I always pick at the small crook at the too of my ear and down. Sometimes I use my pointer finger and other time most times my pinky. This is a bit gross and uncomfortable but I only feel the relief when I get a piece of wax. There's a feeling when I get the deep red, soft wax in large amounts because it feels so good! My mom is getting really grossed out and I know it's a bit rediculous with all the details and rituals that go with this, and the dermatologist said to use some vasaline, which I did today but it only made me want to pick my ears more! Oh goodness. Any suggestions?

I had the same problem. . Still kind of do. Without the bleeding and swelling and scabbing now though. .. I had the vicious cycle for years. It was so bad. . My ears used to drip with puss, swell so bad, always hurt and itchy with terrible ear infections .. now I put a tiny bit of hydrocortisone on a qtip and rib it in my ear as far as I can go. .. and alternate with neosporin the next day only if it has cuts and bleeds... it really helped! !!!!!!!!

No one has posted in a while, but I am relieved that I found this site. I don't feel alone in the world. I started picking my ears a few months ago and found myself doing it more often. I wear earplugs due to my husband loud snoring and developed itchy ears. The relief from itching was wonderful; however, it started to scab just a little and ooze clear liquid (weird) it was like popping a blister. But, the scab kept on getting a little bigger each time I would pick it off and bleed. It is now somewhat noticeable because my husband saw it. He took a picture and said it looks like your picking the scabs and creating bigger ones. I do have ADHD, but never thought it might be associated. I was hesitant to go to the doctors to get ointment or drops because I created this on my own. After reading the previous posts, it does give me a sense of relief when I start picking and can't wait to do it again. I definitely will follow up with my doc. Thanks everyone for your stories, it's helping me make the step to do something about it.

I have a spot inside my ear that I guess started as a small zit but I picked it once and now it just scabs over, I pick it, it scabs over I pick. I even end up trying to pick it before it has scabbed over again and it's just raw skin and burns. Then when it is scabbed over it's like it's collected ear wax and for some reason that makes it more satisfying to get it out of there. Sometimes I think my ear aches like an infection, but I can't tell if I'm just being a hypochondriac or not. I've got Tourettes, OCD and ADD and my adderall makes it all worse, but I'm switching to a non-stimulate soon and hoping that helps. But, mostly I just wanted to say that finding a forum/resource like this is the most comforting thing in the world. I feel crazy when I can't stop picking at something. Zits on my face, scabs on my body, once I think about picking it, I can't stop. No matter how much I tell myself it'll heal and look better if I just leave it alone, I can't stop and I feel crazy and it's so heartwarming to know that I'm not alone. So thank you all for sharing your stories. You're all brave.

Hello everyone, Im one those ppl who love the big scratch. when u start scratching , U just can't stop I use match stems.. I know it is bad but it feels so good

Hello everyone. I am really glad i found this site. I thought I was alone. I dont know if i got crusty skin in my ears first and picked it or if i picked it until they got crusty. I dont even remember how I started doing this. I just remember picking the inside of my ears one day and getting crusts on my black blouse (I remember someone else saying they used their long-hair trick which I also do). By this time I had been doing this for awhile, but on this day in class I was really disgusted with myself....but I didn't stop. After I pick the skin, they feel so dry like there isn't any skin there. If I leave it alone for a day or two, it feels much better, but as soon as i get an itch in one, I am back to picking. Just a few minutes ago, I got an itch in one ear and although I could have scratched it without picking the skin, I felt a layer of crusty dry skin and scooped it out with one of my manicured long nails conducive to my gross habit. Then I moved to the other ear....well because....I mean I should be even, right? If one ear is crust free, the other one should be too. I have to make myself not pick, because if you stand beside me and look in my ear when I dont pick, you see the crusty skin and it looks gross. If you look in my ear after I pick, it looks pink, painful and 'raw' as my little sister said. Again I am grossed out by my habit, as I am a really girly girl, but I get really satisfied when I see that I picked the gross crust out. I am glad I found this site. Good luck to all of you. I haven't found the cure, I just continue to pick in shame and highlight the good things about me to distract men from my gross habit.

Sometimes I check to see if any new crust has formed for me to pick. I really like to do this...when i payed attention to how often i do this i realized how difficult it was to quit.

Hello guys, I have had this problem for about 10-15 years. It first started when I went to California for a surf contest and got extremely sunburnt. The sunburn turned itchy so I started scratching it. I was probably about 15 yrs old. The scratching lead to sores on my ear that eventually scarred leaving my ears looking a little different than they did before. I had no idea why my ears were itchy and peeling so bad. I went to a derm. and they didn't know what to say. I started to put neosporin on it nightly and it really helped clear it up. Actually the neosporin helped and I never had any problems with the outside of my ears again. I was also started to wear sunscreen on my ears which is something i never did growing up (grew up in Hawaii). I then moved to college in Cali and everything was cool. No break outs. 2 years went by with no weird flakes/peeling/cuts in my ear when i started to have a flare up on my nose. IT was really red and itchy. During this time I was going through a break up with my girlfriend and was just getting cut off by my parents. ANXIETY. I was also surfing alot so i was constantly in the SUN. I went to the doctor to see what was wrong but they couldnt figure it out. The flare up eventually mellowed out.. A year later I started to get that itchy feeling in my ears again, this time the inside. I started scratching. If you experience this you know how satisfying the scratching is. At this point I was finding little flakes and my ear and picking at them so other people wouldnt see them, therefore drying my ears out. I went to the doctors, got some skin samples and was diagnosed with Discoid Lupus. The doctors said that it is a rare auto immune condition that affects the skin. He gave me some 1% hydro cortizone which helped with the itch. What I think: I think that the itchy ear in my case was a mixture of sun exposure, anxiety and add. Sun exposure and anxiety are the highest on that list. I now wear sunscreen inside of my ears when I surf. I still get flakey skin and pick at occasionally. I think that it is really a mental subconscious thing. I'm a struggling with this too but I think the best thing you can do is to really try and do other things to get your mind off of your ears and wear sunscreen if you are in the sun alot. Most of my friends dont ever think to put sunscreen on their ears. Also go to a dermatologist and ask about the hydrocortizone cream and a possible test for Discoid Lupus. I hope that something I wrote can help somebody. It's a struggle but remain positive! You're awesome! LMK if you have any thoughts!

Like many others glad to know I am not the only one. I'm 25 years old and I probably been picking the insides of my ears the past 1.5 years. The only time I ever go to the doctor is to deal with my friggen ears. The doctor I was seeing said I the most narrow and twistiest ear canals she has ever seen and says it no wonder it has a problem working it's way out. When I get out the shower I immediately grab a qtip or my ear pick thing and go to work. I get the urge during the day all the time and if I am at work I am usually able to redirect my focus and forget about it. But lately once I am home I got no chance. One of ears is so scabbed over right now it like crusts over the whole ear canal opening and then I pick it and get it gets soft and tender and worse and the cycle repeats. I work outside in the cemetery, mowing and trimming grass all year round. During mowing season I'd come home all the time and be pulling dirt and grass out of my ears, qtip after qtip. I smoke weed and it's usually out of a huge bong but you will never convince me weed is the culprit. I read through a lot of these post and a lot of what's been said makes sense. I wouldn't be surprised if I used it as a way to mask by self-esteem issues. I'm a pretty angry person and got a hard time controlling my anger. I'm seriously thinking about switching to a paleo diet,

I have been doing this habit for about 7 years now...No idea why..my ears smell horrible and drain stuff.at first they hurt all the time but now im use to it. i have been to the doctor on and off again.. the last time i went she took a sample of the drainage and when the results got back she said i had more bacteria or something (i cant remember) than any other patient she had had that picked their ears. My family is constantly getting on to me about this habit. I did stop for about a year but gave in... i have no idea why i have this habit other than that it feels good..glad that im not the only one with this habit

I have been doing this habit for about 7 years now...No idea why..my ears smell horrible and drain stuff.at first they hurt all the time but now im use to it. i have been to the doctor on and off again.. the last time i went she took a sample of the drainage and when the results got back she said i had more bacteria or something (i cant remember) than any other patient she had had that picked their ears. My family is constantly getting on to me about this habit. I did stop for about a year but gave in... i have no idea why i have this habit other than that it feels good..glad that im not the only one with this habit

I have been doing this habit for about 7 years now...No idea why..my ears smell horrible and drain stuff.at first they hurt all the time but now im use to it. i have been to the doctor on and off again.. the last time i went she took a sample of the drainage and when the results got back she said i had more bacteria or something (i cant remember) than any other patient she had had that picked their ears. My family is constantly getting on to me about this habit. I did stop for about a year but gave in... i have no idea why i have this habit other than that it feels good..glad that im not the only one with this habit

Dear Jesus, thank You for always interceding for us. We pray now for all the people who are struggling with this issue. Help us to trust You to take care of us in every part of our lives, and heal our ears and skin. We can do all things through Christ Who gives us strength. Amen.