Hi Sue, March 2nd, 09 My mother has had the hot ear her whole life. (Left ear) I am 41 and have had it my whole life same ear. Now my 12 yr old son had his first hot ear also left ear. I have never found any Dr that knows why. I am in good health no problems. My mom the same way. This is my second hot ear today. My ear burns red and is so hot to the touch. I put ice on it and it doesn't even help. The only thing that we can figure is we seem tired when this happens.
I am stunned to see so many posts! I just got done holding a wet, cool cloth on my 7 year old son's ear. He has had red, hot ears for several years but it has just started to be painful. It comes on in the evening hours during all four seasons. Very strange that there are so many young boys with this problem!
hello i have had this problem since i can remember and my 6 year old has the same problem so much so that he has to put ice on it too one burning hot red ear i usually get the burning ear and cheek when i get out of a hot shower or have alcohol sometimes i get it for no reason my mom has this saying that when your ear is burning it means someone is talking about you lol. i wish it was that simple i have looked all over the internet for the reason and haven't found one i guess this is it at least its good to know that there are other people out there who have the same thing and im not alone
If you ever find out what causes this, LET ME KNOW! Sometimes my face will get hot and a burning sensation and red, then that will go away when my right ear gets red and hot, then it moves to my left ear.
It is SOOO good to learn that so many other people (of all ages) have the RHE (red hot ear) syndrome. Mine is always the right ear. I am 59 years old. The first tiime was last year when I was getting my hair done. The beautician thought it was the blow dryer. It doesn't happen frequently, but when it does - it is uncomfortable and embarassing! My doctor is watching my blood pressure. When I told him about my RHE - he said he had never heard of that!
This is usually from an allergic reation to a chemical. As a hair dresser, I have seen & experienced this many times. Try & use a different type of color, see if it doesnt change. It may also be a sensitivity to heat or chemical also. (Not necesserrily allergy).
Hi Suzanne,I just read your story it is simmilar to mine exept in my case it is my nose.it swells up is deep red painfull to touch an i also have a tremendous headach too sometimes and feel powerless.i consulted different doctores and finally im seeing a doctor for rheumatism.He is cecking me for relapsed polychondritis and morbus wegener now.both not good but i hope i will get a diagnose and treatment.:( .
Hi, I wanted to reply because you mentioned pain. I have severe migraines since I was a kid. I'm 47 now and I get the hot, red ear. Almost always the right ear. Then the headache comes on the left side. Occasionally my right ear will get hot and red, but I never get the headache wen that happens. In the last 3 years this has been happening to my son. It's the same thing with him. Right ear, left headache. He does not however get the heat/redness in the left ear. The weird thing is that it will happen on the same day to both of us. Even if we eat different foods, etc. I think it is the weather. The change in barometer, it's Gonna rain, or an extreme change in the weather. Like a 20 to 30 degree difference in the temperature. Another interesting correlation is that Auto-Immune diseases run in my family. My grandma had Multiple Sclerosis, my sister has Lupus, Sjrogens Syndrome, my mom has Rheumatoid Arthritis, I have Lupus, mad my oldest sister has an Ataxia disease. All autoimmune. Your body is literally attacking itself. Thinking your good cells are defected, diseased etc. I just read that they think Migraines are an Autoimmune disease. Migraines are not a headache. They are a neurological diseases from the brain. There are many symptoms, headache is one, and so is vascular disruptions. Veins and arteries that increase or decrease in size, thus affecting blood flow! Thus affecting oxygen to your body, which is why oxygen helps some people. I use a nice pack on my ear and try to help the blood flow to regulate. Have you noticed any other strange symptoms when this happens to you? No matter how stupid they sound? Write down everything. Does this happen during weather changes? What is different.. Etc? Good luck
Let me start by saying that my intent is to inform and not to frighten. I suffered severe chemical Truma to my ears, and shortly thereafter I started to experience RES. After some time the problem dissappeared. My left ear was the one to get hot and red, and it would last for about an hour or so. The problem returned, but very sporadically. It's important to note that the ear lobe does not get red as there is no cartilage In the lobe. I have researched this problem, and The results are frightening. Red ears, or red ear, is a marker for a serious autoimmune desease, Relspsing Polychrondritis. When Coupling the red ear with cartilage issues, mainly joint pain, my concern level went vertical. RPC is a very rare desease. It is difficult to diagnose, and little is known about this desease. Only 3.5 people out of a million are diagnosed with RPC: there is no cure, treatment options are limited to NSAIs, and steroids, and the complexion of the desease changes with regulalarity. I have had a sed rate, & C- reactive test done. The sed rate is slightly elevated, but the c- reactive is normal. I will discuss this with my GP to determine where to go from here.
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Hi Sue, March 2nd, 09
My mother has had the hot ear her whole life. (Left ear) I am 41 and have had it my whole life same ear. Now my 12 yr old son had his first hot ear also left ear. I have never found any Dr that knows why. I am in good health no problems. My mom the same way. This is my second hot ear today. My ear burns red and is so hot to the touch. I put ice on it and it doesn't even help. The only thing that we can figure is we seem tired when this happens.
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I am stunned to see so many posts! I just got done holding a wet, cool cloth on my 7 year old son's ear. He has had red, hot ears for several years but it has just started to be painful. It comes on in the evening hours during all four seasons. Very strange that there are so many young boys with this problem!
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hello i have had this problem since i can remember and my 6 year old has the same problem so much so that he has to put ice on it too one burning hot red ear i usually get the burning ear and cheek when i get out of a hot shower or have alcohol sometimes i get it for no reason my mom has this saying that when your ear is burning it means someone is talking about you lol. i wish it was that simple i have looked all over the internet for the reason and haven't found one i guess this is it at least its good to know that there are other people out there who have the same thing and im not alone
If you ever find out what causes this, LET ME KNOW! Sometimes my face will get hot and a burning sensation and red, then that will go away when my right ear gets red and hot, then it moves to my left ear.
It is SOOO good to learn that so many other people (of all ages) have the RHE (red hot ear) syndrome. Mine is always the right ear. I am 59 years old. The first tiime was last year when I was getting my hair done. The beautician thought it was the blow dryer. It doesn't happen frequently, but when it does - it is uncomfortable and embarassing! My doctor is watching my blood pressure. When I told him about my RHE - he said he had never heard of that!
This is usually from an allergic reation to a chemical. As a hair dresser, I have seen & experienced this many times. Try & use a different type of color, see if it doesnt change. It may also be a sensitivity to heat or chemical also. (Not necesserrily allergy).
Thank you for responding, and thank you to the masters of this site for letting me know you had done so!
I don't seem to be having the RHE too frequently (right now!) I will ask my beautician when I see her next week if she changed chemicals!
Hi Suzanne,I just read your story it is simmilar to mine exept in my case it is my nose.it swells up is deep red painfull to touch an i also have a tremendous headach too sometimes and feel powerless.i consulted different doctores and finally im seeing a doctor for rheumatism.He is cecking me for relapsed polychondritis and morbus wegener now.both not good but i hope i will get a diagnose and treatment.:(
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Hi, I wanted to reply because you mentioned pain. I have severe migraines since I was a kid. I'm 47 now and I get the hot, red ear. Almost always the right ear. Then the headache comes on the left side. Occasionally my right ear will get hot and red, but I never get the headache wen that happens.
In the last 3 years this has been happening to my son. It's the same thing with him. Right ear, left headache. He does not however get the heat/redness in the left ear.
The weird thing is that it will happen on the same day to both of us. Even if we eat different foods, etc. I think it is the weather. The change in barometer, it's Gonna rain, or an extreme change in the weather.
Like a 20 to 30 degree difference in the temperature.
Another interesting correlation is that Auto-Immune diseases run in my family. My grandma had Multiple Sclerosis, my sister has Lupus, Sjrogens Syndrome, my mom has Rheumatoid Arthritis, I have Lupus, mad my oldest sister has an Ataxia disease. All autoimmune. Your body is literally attacking itself. Thinking your good cells are defected, diseased etc.
I just read that they think Migraines are an Autoimmune disease. Migraines are not a headache. They are a neurological diseases from the brain. There are many symptoms, headache is one, and so is vascular disruptions. Veins and arteries that increase or decrease in size, thus affecting blood flow! Thus affecting oxygen to your body, which is why oxygen helps some people. I use a nice pack on my ear and try to help the blood flow to regulate.
Have you noticed any other strange symptoms when this happens to you? No matter how stupid they sound?
Write down everything. Does this happen during weather changes? What is different.. Etc?
Good luck
Let me start by saying that my intent is to inform and not to frighten. I suffered severe chemical Truma to my ears, and shortly thereafter I started to experience RES. After some time the problem dissappeared. My left ear was the one to get hot and red, and it would last for about an hour or so. The problem returned, but very sporadically. It's important to note that the ear lobe does not get red as there is no cartilage In the lobe. I have researched this problem, and The results are frightening. Red ears, or red ear, is a marker for a serious autoimmune desease, Relspsing Polychrondritis. When Coupling the red ear with cartilage issues, mainly joint pain, my concern level went vertical. RPC is a very rare desease. It is difficult to diagnose, and little is known about this desease. Only 3.5 people out of a million are diagnosed with RPC: there is no cure, treatment options are limited to NSAIs, and steroids, and the complexion of the desease changes with regulalarity. I have had a sed rate, & C- reactive test done. The sed rate is slightly elevated, but the c- reactive is normal. I will discuss this with my GP to determine where to go from here.