For as long as I can remember, I have had red ears. I have never really had it checked by a doctor because it seems kinda silly or superficial, however it often makes me self-conscious.

The weird part is that the intensity of red varies greatly. For example, my ears to crazy red hot when I get out of the shower/when I wake up in the morning/playing sports/coming home from work/writing an exam/awkward social situation. And you might be wondering how I can tell, since it is pretty hard to see your own ears without a mirror, but I can literally feel them "heat up."

It seems like there are triggers that turn my ears significantly more red - ie. temperature/stress, but I am curious if there might be something that is causing this.

When my ears are not bright red, they are still abnormally red. I consider it to be good when they are "less" red, but other people still find it to be a little on the weird side.

I don't think I have always had this. I was curious about it, and looked at pictures from when I was in elementary school and I did not seem to have the same redness that I experience today.

I am wondering if anyone has a similar symptom or might know what I am experiencing. I would be really excited if I could figure out how to "tame" my ears or just make the lingering redness go away once and for all.

Thanks in advance for a response.