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Wow, it's really funny that you bring this up. I've had this problem for the past few years. My left ear and temple area of my head burns sometimes. I talked to my doctors about it, but they never found out why I was feeling that. And they just never kept at it to see WHY it's happening to me. I don't feel sick when it happens, but I'd like to know why it happens.Has anyone ever experienced feelings of heat coming from one side of your head?
Yes I have. There's no pattern. Actually, right now my left ear is burning. I woke up about an hour ago. I'm just sitting here. It never makes any sense.IN1, Joey,
Have you ever paid attention to what you were doing at the time?
Some partial seizures show up autonomic disturbances (such as goosebumps and changes in body temperature or heart rate). Other seizures feature "phantom" sensory information. So the sensation heat could possibly be seizure-related. Does your skin actually feel hot to the touch?
With me it does. My left ear even looks red. It's very weird.Does your skin actually feel hot to the touch?
Sometimes my ears will get cherry red and very hot.
Our ears can flare up in the heat of the moment and turn scorching red. However, red, flushed ears unrelated to bad tempers could indicate an adrenal insufficiency. The adrenal glands, which sit on top of your kidneys, are responsible for secreting the hormone adrenaline, which prepares the body to react in a stressful situation, says Medline Plus. An adrenal insufficiency could result in extremely low blood pressure (hypotension), weight loss, and kidney failure, among other health ailments. Red ears are a characteristic of adrenal fatigue.
Red ears could also be a sign of Red Ear Syndrome. This condition is characterized by one or both ears becoming extremely red and hot to the touch, with the appearance of the redness occurring in a matter of seconds, according to a 2013 article published in The Journal of Headache and Pain. The disorder is very rare, with approximately 100 published cases in medical literature.