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Extreme outer ear pain: What can it be?
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Aug 8, 2023 | Replies (402)Comment receiving replies
Hi I hope I’m in the right place as I’d really like input from others with experience. For about two years I have had increasing outer ear pain (intense!). It started out periodically when I slept on my side, on my ears and that was painful (and I’ll have to get up) but it grew to become more often recently (4/week) and even during daytime when I’m sitting up. I can be reading at the end of the day and an ear can really start to hurt or even mid-morning at my work desk (when nothing even touching my ears). It’s really frustrating and painful. Usually one ear acts up at a time. They do become red and I have started taking photos…not lobster hot red but the painful ear will be bright pink and the normal one will be more whitish.
My family doctor says she doesn’t know what this is and asks me what I think it is. She is a newly certified doctor (sigh)…. Which kind of specialist should I ask to be referred to? How can I direct her to look into something appropriate for me?? Thank you 🙂
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...march 18 2022 along with other ear issues got a hot sore outer ear, took a photo but not bright red, overly pink, then the other started i thought from covid mask as i have to twist the elastic so snug fit... month before hot dark pink each site of neck, humn? but then with a vengeance during may and ever since it is one cheek, both cheecks, goes up to eye one side and down neck and under chin! its BURNING now for up to five hours...but heres the catch it isnt always red or dark pink, the days it is i take a selfie...even my nose gets flushed...i am up against a wall as nurse practitioner not a clue and now waiting 4 months so see dermatologist but it is so painful; i am hoping yours does not progress like mine so yes keep tabs on it, the day, how long, what you were doing, photos etc. just in case! there are severl illnesses it could be and also inside nerves but drs and nurses so busy these days looking after as they tell me more seriously ill patients! the past 4 months horrible and i have no idea what brings it on. many years ago i had what original poster here has and ear so painful after lying on it but it went away, but now have this in its place - they never did find out what caused the ear pain and i am wondering why not!! ..as they say , can put a man on the moon but not find out what's causing these types of issues while not life threatening are life affecting.. good luck everyone.