Ears

[woolleysheep]

flea in the ear - feels like I have one

[maggiebee]

I get very itchy ears - couple of drops of warm almond oil usually helps. Unless it's another type of flea of course?

[heathfield]

It's quite common for a nerve in the ear to act up. With me, it feels like there's a hair tickling the inside of my right ear. I found that if I wet the end of my little finger and rub it round the earhole the tickle goes away for several hours. Google for 'tickle in ear canal' - loads of links

[Quizmonster]

The phrase about having "a flea in one's ear", where it originated in French, meant to be randy! In English today, of course, it means one has had a real telling-off.
In the past, when lack of hygiene meant people often DID get a flea in their ears, the standard treatment was exactly what Maggie says...oil poured in, which drowned the wretched creature.

[AlwaysConfused]

My word for itchy ear is itchyearosis. Don't think I could blag a sickie with it, though! I also complain with itcheyeosis and tireditis at times.