I first developed this problem around 4 or
5 days ago. At first I didn't really feel
any bumps; mostly I felt itchy around my
ears. It seems like after I kept
scratching, the itchiness traveled to the
other areas, and I could see the small red
(but not really raised) bumps. It seemed
to be especially itchy when I woke up from
bed or settled down to sleep.
Today I noticed my ears were red and warm,
and my earlobes (especially my right one)
were swollen. I did some poking around
with search engines and worried I had
cauliflower ears; this usually results
from a blow to the ear which I don't
happen to recall, but my right earlobe was
similar to one of the pictures I saw, and
I read in one entry that a doctor saw a
patient with cauliflower ear and concluded
it was due to excessive scratching of the
ear. My ears aren't hard and don't really
seem to hurt yet, however.
I would have badgered my dad into bringing
me to the doctor, but today is Sunday, and
he said that the doctors wouldn't be
available. If you have any idea if my
swollen ear is serious like the
cauliflower ear or why I developed this
rash, please reply. I don't know if this
is the appropriate forum to post, so if it
isn't, it'd be really nice if someone
would just move it to the right place.
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monkeygirl22
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Posted: 11-09-07 17:11pm
I can't really answer your question but I
hope you're feeling better.
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meandtash
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Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 1
Itchy Ears Posted: 12-13-07 20:41pm
I have something very similar that started
4 days ago--did you ever find out what it
was? Were you able to find a cure? Thanks!
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