My Snowball, who had FIV, always had cruddy itchy ears. Simon always had black stuff in his ears too. I think some immune-compromised cats get that. It was not earmites for them. 
 
Sometimes it can be a yeast infection in the ears. You might want to get a swab checked for that. It requires special meds. Steroids make yeast worse.
Michelle

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