I don't think you have to worry, it is probably rosacea. You don't have to have acne to have rosacea, some cases are more mild and involve just flushing of the face (like I have).
I started noticing the red hot ear a couple of years ago (I'm 40 now). Now the redness has extended to my face. The doctor thinks it's rosacea, but I question that diagnosis since I have no acne, just redness. The doctor ran blood work for carcinoid because I suffer with IBS along with the flushing. The tests came back negative, but I'm struggling to accept the results. Most blood work for carcinoid is at best 75% accurate. Every time my ears and face get red it reminds me that something more serious may be occuring. I also have TMJ and O blood type. I notice that my autistic son also suffers with the red ear and sometimes cheeks. I wish I could just accept this as a non-serious condition and stop worrying. The possibilty of this being a carcinoid syndrome haunts me. As you can tell, I stuggle with anxiety. The flushing occurs primarily in the afternoon to evening and I've tried various food eliminations with no success. For awhile I was even eating just applesauce and rice and still flushing. I question the correlation with yeast. I have chronic yeast problems and have been on nystatin and difflucan for a long time. My doctor also checked my thyroid and hormone levels to make sure I wasn't in perimenapause. I sure wish there was a definitive answer as to why this occurs.
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I don't think you have to worry, it is probably rosacea. You don't have to have acne to have rosacea, some cases are more mild and involve just flushing of the face (like I have).
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I started noticing the red hot ear a couple of years ago (I'm 40 now). Now the redness has extended to my face. The doctor thinks it's rosacea, but I question that diagnosis since I have no acne, just redness. The doctor ran blood work for carcinoid because I suffer with IBS along with the flushing. The tests came back negative, but I'm struggling to accept the results. Most blood work for carcinoid is at best 75% accurate. Every time my ears and face get red it reminds me that something more serious may be occuring. I also have TMJ and O blood type. I notice that my autistic son also suffers with the red ear and sometimes cheeks. I wish I could just accept this as a non-serious condition and stop worrying. The possibilty of this being a carcinoid syndrome haunts me. As you can tell, I stuggle with anxiety. The flushing occurs primarily in the afternoon to evening and I've tried various food eliminations with no success. For awhile I was even eating just applesauce and rice and still flushing. I question the correlation with yeast. I have chronic yeast problems and have been on nystatin and difflucan for a long time. My doctor also checked my thyroid and hormone levels to make sure I wasn't in perimenapause. I sure wish there was a definitive answer as to why this occurs.