Newly diagnosed and about to start Acitretin

[JohnB]

Hopefully the acetretin will continue to keep improving your skin, if it’s working now there’s a good chance it should keep improving
Good luck tomorrow getting your ears sorted out  

Thank you as always. Trying to stay positive. Saw ENT guy who said perforated ear drum so hearing loss caused by that. See him again in two weeks. Just thinking that things can only get better!! The ENT man also suggested new research shows tonsillectomy  can get rid of guttate psoriasis (don' think I have that) but interesting.

Ooo nasty. Did they say why the ear perforated and will it repair itself? No wonder it was painful.

Tonsillectomy? Err sounds iffy and I don't have mine. Got em whipped out when I was 9, so I don't see how that works.

You mentioned your Dermy was thinking of upping your dose to see if it will kickstart the clearance. What is he thinking of upping it to?? As for the interminable itch, have you tried taking an oral antihystamine? I found the local supermarket own label non drowsy quite effective but being me I could only take them at night coz they knock me out   .

Hi Johnb. I'e had my tonsils out as a child too but the ENT doctor said they will have some regrowth. Anyway I'm going to ask the dermatologist about it although I don' think I have guttate psoriasis but it'
 Interesting if that'I correct
 do take piriton at night for the itch....I seem to be getting immune to it though or the itch is getting worse! Does acitretin make yoh more itchy in your experience?
I' seeing the ENT doctor again in two weeks to see if my ear drum is healing itself or needs surgical repair just hoping my hearing will be ok after that as I'm getting sick of hearing my own voice in my left ear and not much else. Although my family all say now I can share their pain ...

Good morning KP
I would try swapping from piriton to a non drowsy type as they are different in their make up, like you say your body does get used to medication and starts to ignore it after a while. Mine isn't really an itch as such, it is more like my nerve ends are being gently fried/ electrocuted it is a really weird experience. I did have the itch before Acitretin but very infrequently, with it probably 5 or 6 times a month and I'm pretty certain the odd glass of pop exacerbates it. I just can't decide which variety or quantity. Needs more research. 
If you are generally fit and healthy and don't go prodding around in your ear it should realise itself. Good luck with it.
Sounds like you do have good family support around you though

JohnB