What a suprise to find this site...For the last year - regular as clockwork between 3.30pm - 4pm my left ear and side of face will suddenly become extreemly hot and red - I keep a fan next to my desk at work to help alleviate some of the heat. One of my customers on returning to my desk thought I had been slapped around the head whilst at the safe? I don't know what causes it and have tried changing my diet (mostly vegetarian and lots of different spices) but that didn't seem to help too much. Today I went to a new PCP and explained the problem along with others in the hope of some answers and she was baffled. She ruled out thryoid (which I thought it may have something to do with) and also ruled out anything arterial. She ordered a ton of blood work and we're getting together in a few weeks to look into it further. My gyn says definately not perimenopausal because the level of estrogen that I take is too high to allow symptoms to present themselves - especially something so localized as the left ear. My PCP did mention that she wanted me to look carefully at my ear when it turns red and burns and to see if the lobe was a different color from the cartilage part of my ear and to report it to her as it was an important differential for her to look into? Will let you all know when I know something?
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What a suprise to find this site...For the last year - regular as clockwork between 3.30pm - 4pm my left ear and side of face will suddenly become extreemly hot and red - I keep a fan next to my desk at work to help alleviate some of the heat. One of my customers on returning to my desk thought I had been slapped around the head whilst at the safe? I don't know what causes it and have tried changing my diet (mostly vegetarian and lots of different spices) but that didn't seem to help too much. Today I went to a new PCP and explained the problem along with others in the hope of some answers and she was baffled. She ruled out thryoid (which I thought it may have something to do with) and also ruled out anything arterial. She ordered a ton of blood work and we're getting together in a few weeks to look into it further.
My gyn says definately not perimenopausal because the level of estrogen that I take is too high to allow symptoms to present themselves - especially something so localized as the left ear. My PCP did mention that she wanted me to look carefully at my ear when it turns red and burns and to see if the lobe was a different color from the cartilage part of my ear and to report it to her as it was an important differential for her to look into?
Will let you all know when I know something?