I've had a problem with my ears turning red and hot for a few years. Over the past year though, my face also gets very red and hot along with my ears. What I find interesting is that it often starts after I itch my ear. My ear will turn red after I itch it, then my face turns red. I suffer with anxiety and am on xanax. I've had blood work done to see if this might be carcinoid. The blood work came back normal. Blood work for carcinoid is unfortunately not always very accurate and difficult for a person with anxiety to accept. My symptoms often subside for a month or two at a time. Do some of you go through times when your symptoms seem to stop? Do you find itching or touching your ear can trigger the red ear syndrome?
Just putting on my earings will make my ears turn red and get hot and then my face also. I too have had bloodtests for carcinoid that have come back normal. It is very uncomfortable and other things also trigger it off, I carry a fan with me to blow on my face when it happens.
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I've had a problem with my ears turning red and hot for a few years. Over the past year though, my face also gets very red and hot along with my ears. What I find interesting is that it often starts after I itch my ear. My ear will turn red after I itch it, then my face turns red. I suffer with anxiety and am on xanax. I've had blood work done to see if this might be carcinoid. The blood work came back normal. Blood work for carcinoid is unfortunately not always very accurate and difficult for a person with anxiety to accept. My symptoms often subside for a month or two at a time. Do some of you go through times when your symptoms seem to stop? Do you find itching or touching your ear can trigger the red ear syndrome?
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Just putting on my earings will make my ears turn red and get hot and then my face also. I too have had bloodtests for carcinoid that have come back normal. It is very uncomfortable and other things also trigger it off, I carry a fan with me to blow on my face when it happens.