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Red ear drum
It looks red when you look in the ear with an otoscope.
Dr. Clarence Grim reviewed this
59 year experience in Endocrinology
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Red ear drum?
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A member asked:
My child's ears show redness, is this a sign of inflammation?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I checked inside my ear there is no redness swelling or anything, yet I feel sensations ?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Swelling behind ear and redness it burning down neck deep burning feeling in ear. Any idea?
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A female asked:
I am suffering from really sore inflamed spots at base of hairline and ears . What can i use to reduce the soreness and redness of these?
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A male asked:
There is a weird formation in my ear. What do you think this is? There's no redness and it's been there for about a month. It just started hurting recently. It's a lump in the lobe of my ear.
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A 36-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Redness or scales on ears?
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A 34-year old asked:
Ear piercing redness, what is wrong?
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A 43-year old male asked:
Redness at top of right ear , tender to the touch?
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A male asked:
I have no piercings but my tragus part of the ear really hurts and there are no bumbs redness or spots there.
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A 45-year old asked:
I have this strange ringing in my ears for a few days now also redness from something called tinnitus. What can I do to cure this?
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A member asked about a female:
My son's cheeks have been red/chapped looking for several days. Now they are swelling some under his eyes and the redness is spreading to his ears.
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A 31-year old male asked:
Why is my left ear suddenly red, hot, and burning? redness is mostly on scalpa, helix, and anthelix. not so much on lobe
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A female asked:
My father has a large lump on the back of his head, parallel to his right ear, no redness but is causing pain. what could this be?
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A 55-year old female asked:
I have a sharp, jabbing pain on outer cartridge of my left ear but nothing else; no earache,liquid,redness,swelling. the jab of pain comes n goes?
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A 55-year old female asked:
Behind both ear redness sore crack what is it how to treat it tried all lotions
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A 26-year old female asked:
Ear aches with headache although gp state there no earwax or redness in the ear?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Found a pea sized hard knot behind left ear(almost touching ear) only slightly painful when touches, no redness or fluid or anything, just the knot?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I have like a circle shape of redness on the right side of my head. Just above my ear. It doesn't itch, or hurt, and it's not really bumpy. what is it?
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A member asked:
Dyed hair at salon on wednesday woke up yesterday with redness and itching along hair line and on ear where hair dye touched but was removed by stylis?
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A 57-year old female asked:
What can cause sudden redness and burning in cheeks and one ear? I'm on no medications. I have wore a face mask most the day due to my workplace. It's never happened before?
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A male asked:
Son has what appears to be bites and they are swollen in the head, face and left ear. He is playing no fever but redness and swelling seem concerning.
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A female asked:
For months I've had skin redness and inflammation behind my ears, where my skin is very fine and delicate clear liquid comes out that becomes a crust?
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A 59-year old female asked:
I have had my ears pierced for over 40 years, so why do they hurt to wear earrings most of the time? I have to use neosporin to get them in, no swelling or redness, just feel sore! What can I do to stop this? Is there anything I can use to help?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I have some kind ear pain, with redness in eardrum, also when swollowing pain worseness. With small white spot inside mouth.
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A 35-year old female asked:
Son, almost 3, has redness/rash behind and around his ears. Haven't changed anything and he has had a cold (no fever). Says it itches. Any ideas?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I have redness and pain of soft palate that radiate to my ears 4 weeks ago and still.checked by ENT and dentist, all said nothg wrong.wat could it be?
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A 43-year old male asked:
Slight redness and pain at intertragal notch in ear. ENT said possible foliculitis and gave antibiotic drops for 4 days. Pain still there. ENT not concerned. Any things I can do to help the ear heal better? Can I use home remedies to help heal this?
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A member asked:
My 22 month old son was sick with a cold a little over 2 weeks ago. He appeared to have gotten better but today he spiked a fever and threw up. I have noticed him pulling at his ear this week but did not see any noticeable redness . Gave him tylenol this
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A 47-year old female asked about a female:
Is 400ml/5L of Amoxicillin 2x/dayx10d high for a 21mth old with mild ear infection, redness, no fever (had reduced from 102.9). Better now day3
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