Newly developed allergies, excema in ears

I am right there with you with eczema on the outside of both ears (itched like crazy) since having COVID last year. Never had it in my life until COVID. I tried Cortizone 10 per the dermatologist but it didn't help. I went back and saw a different Dermatologist and she prescribed Mometasone Furoate cream and it has worked wonders. It has taken about 2 weeks and it is almost gone. Covid attacks so many things in our body. I pray you get some relief. Yours is much worse than mine. Praying for relief for you.

Mometasone Furoste (from my dermatologist) is wonderful for Excema in ears,
My excema came after Flu A but Covid brought it back.
Stress a big factor I am told.
I now have it under control with diet of more fruits and vegetables.
It’s better to bathe every day
and avoid hot water.
Everyone different. Excema came on late in life. Could be genetics as several in family have had it.

Yes. Indeed...now allergic to chocolate and coffee....within twenty four hours....severe pain . No previous allergy history..

I have not been on here for a while. I'm really glad I took a look at what you posted. I have never been allergic to grass or anything of the sort. About a month ago I was pulling out pieces of grass in an area where I have a flower bed. Within seconds my fingernails were inflamed and felt like they were on fire. When I looked at my fingers because of the pain, I was shocked that my fingernails were white with red swirls and my fingers were itching like crazy. A few minutes later a rash went up my arm. I ran inside and washed my hands thoroughly. I thought perhaps one of our aerial planes flew over the evening before, as they often do with chemicals to kill the bugs. I disregarded it. A couple days later I went outside, I had a little area of tall grass that I was pulling out that the mowers missed, again my fingers were itching, my legs brushed against the grass, my legs were itching as well. I told my husband this is crazy I've never been allergic to grass. Now that I'm reading this I realize I'm not the only one. Long covid has changed so much for me but I try not to own it. Ironically also you mentioned eczema in the ears. I am a tennis player, I use sunscreen as I should, my ears especially in my left one we're really red and a little scaly, I thought that I had put too much sunscreen on and somehow it affected my ears. That has never happened in the past. Again reading your post I guess that's just one of the crazy things that people would post covid like myself have to deal with. I try not to think about it because it frightens me as to what it's really doing to my system, things that we don't even know yet. Im so glad you posted this, thank you!

I can so relate. Covid pneumonia in August 2022, hospitalized for a week. Within 3 weeks of being home I developed eczema on both hands so severe I have to wear cotton gloves at night after applying the ointment my md Rx'd. I also get it in my ears. The worst is my hands, cracked, itching, stinging. I also developed shingles 2 months after covid. I truly believe my immune system has been severely weakened. Wishing you well.

Thank you for responding and the well wishes. Same to you

So happens that when I caught COVID, one of the symptoms I had was diagnosed as psoriasis. Like you, it was inside my ear canals, plus behind my ears + soon migrated down the back of my ear lobes to the to of my neck. I got it in a few other areas too.
These dermatology conditions are autoimmune based. They are known to be associated with the effects of the COVID virus.
Sorry to hear you have this. But realize it's more than a skin problem. It reflects an autoimmune problem. Ditto for all your new allergies. Same here. Although I had allergies prior to the virus.
Hope you can manage this soon and effectively.

"The risks of alopecia totalis, psoriasis, vitiligo, vasculitis, Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, adult-onset Still disease, Sjogren syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, and sarcoidosis were associated with increasing COVID-19 severity."

Source: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study

Note they identify "psoriasis." Often diagnosed as eczema. The extent of inflammatory conditions associated w COVID19 continues to expand as time passes and patients can be studied beyond the acute stage. All are auto-immune based.

Thank you for responding

So sorry for what is happening to you. Covid effects are unpredictable and strange. I have been in health care since 1974. Write health education books... my body used to function like a trusty Toyota. Now a yugo lemon ..lol ....my thick hair falling out . Eye sight changed ..ringing and pounding in the ears .. esophagus spasms ....gut issues, right ankle and foot pain . Skin weird sensations....like a worm is wiggling under the skin ..or like a wire is scraping my skin, balance, endurance very poor. Then the anxiety, depression and nightmares....hay i wrote a book on Overcoming depression.....but the mental and emotional covid is worse than the physical......lots of prayer. Bible study . . God alone is my healer ...