I have been trying to remind myself to google "hot red ear" for the past few months... unbelievable what I have found tonight! This posting is so comforting, yet alarming at the same time. In my sanity, it seems like nothing, just an oddity. However, I suffer from OCD and anxiety and that part of me is a little nervous about what this all means. For me, my right ear (always my right) gets really hot and really red at very random times. It's usually when I am stressed or very busy. I find myself getting it almost always at night, usually before going out for the evening. there is nothing I can do to cool it down, it just happens by itself, over time. Usually ignoring it is the best way to make it stop. The more I think about it, the longer I have it. So, if I was to diagnose myself, I would say that it's just a way of my body telling me that I'm "overdoing" it. What perplexes me is why it's happening to little children- you would think that their stress level would not be high enough to cause this sort of thing. Hmmm, what a mystery. Well, at least we know we're not alone, although I can't say that that brings me much comfort at the moment. I recently asked my ENT about a pain that I feel in my jaw on that side of my face and he said it is related to TMJ, so maybe this is an extension of that (like written in an early posting). I also have been diagnosed with early signs of Graves disease, so I wonder if there is any correlation to the thyroid? I have an appt. with my endocrinologist next month, so I think I will mention it then. Good luck to everyone... I'll be checking back, so keep posting!
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I have been trying to remind myself to google "hot red ear" for the past few months... unbelievable what I have found tonight! This posting is so comforting, yet alarming at the same time. In my sanity, it seems like nothing, just an oddity. However, I suffer from OCD and anxiety and that part of me is a little nervous about what this all means. For me, my right ear (always my right) gets really hot and really red at very random times. It's usually when I am stressed or very busy. I find myself getting it almost always at night, usually before going out for the evening. there is nothing I can do to cool it down, it just happens by itself, over time. Usually ignoring it is the best way to make it stop. The more I think about it, the longer I have it. So, if I was to diagnose myself, I would say that it's just a way of my body telling me that I'm "overdoing" it. What perplexes me is why it's happening to little children- you would think that their stress level would not be high enough to cause this sort of thing. Hmmm, what a mystery. Well, at least we know we're not alone, although I can't say that that brings me much comfort at the moment. I recently asked my ENT about a pain that I feel in my jaw on that side of my face and he said it is related to TMJ, so maybe this is an extension of that (like written in an early posting). I also have been diagnosed with early signs of Graves disease, so I wonder if there is any correlation to the thyroid? I have an appt. with my endocrinologist next month, so I think I will mention it then. Good luck to everyone... I'll be checking back, so keep posting!