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Is there burning on the inside or outside of ear. I kept noticing my ear red and burning sometimes itchy . Sometimes it might be both ears or opposite ears. I asked 5 different doctors and no one knew after googling it was rare Burning ear syndrome, finally my Rheumatologist new and said if it’s the whole ear it Sjogren’s . If this is your case I hope this helps or helps someone else
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Red and burning, itchy external ears can be a sign of Relapsing Polychondritis, a rare autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of the cartilage in external ears, bridge of nose, rib and joint cartilage. It causes over a long time collapse of the bridge of nose causing it to flatten. Look for pictures online of ears and “saddle noses” characteristic of RP and see if it fits. A rheumatologist is the Dr to discuss this with and get treatment when it flares up.
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No, it is inner ear, seems to have a positional aspect too. Gets worse when sitting for long periods I was tested for Sjogren's, it was negative,