Burning Red Ears

Hi DisneyLove-

I don't get it much anymore, but I would get burning ears and scalp, face and neck when I first started treating. It is very likely that for me, this was a viral surge and went away when I resumed or increased antivirals.

Have you been tested for viral loads?

This can also indicate neurological issues - did this flare with anything you're doing associated with treatment?

Another possibility is a histamine sensitivity - do you know if you have this? Is this flare associated with eating something?

And, another outside chance is that it is due to yeast/fungal overgrowth - getting emotional can increase heart rate, which then causes a rush of blood flow to the head/face and this heats up the flesh and skin. Yeast/fungus do NOT like the heat and this can irritate the skin, creating the redness, burning sensation.

I also noticed this happening with me before I started addressing yeast/fungal overgrowth. But I also suspected biofilm growing on the skin and also creating the symptoms but admittedly, I looked into this a little less.

Can you identify anything else it might be related to?

-p

I think you should first do two things:

1) get to an Urgent Care center to get checked out. Those are kind of strange sx. They probably won't find anything but it can rule out the obvious stuff that they CAN do something about.

2) maybe pause or decrease intensity of the Zhang Protocol to see if that might help resolve issues. You could be reacting to one of the herbs or not detoxing well. It's possible for your body to react to something slowly over time or after you've been taking it for awhile.

If they give you an all-clear, there are quite a few good antivirals - you might also do a search or post a new thread asking others what they use:

Olive leaf
Oil of oregano
Licorice
Houttuynia
Ginger
Chinese Skullcap
Astragalus
(there are many other herbs that have anti-viral properties)
Provocation Neutralization
Samento

With ANYTHING antimicrobial/viral you should start with low doses and slowly work up, increasing detoxing all the way.

-p

Oh - chemical sensitivity. Glad you mentioned that - another possibility. Often this is caused by mold, yeast/fungus.

-p

Hi everyone, my ears are red hot and itchy for the past week. Any suggestions for what I should do about this? 😌

i have had bright red ears coming and going with this illness

sometimes a bit swollen too - sometimes itching also - usually afterwards after the redness subsides

i think its just a lyme / bart thing - not sure what you could treat it with - mine would last a day or so and go again - on and off - usually one ear / not the other

Lyme is known to do a more significant swelling thing with the ears - and i often wondered if what i had was a mild form of that

if you google "lyme ear lymphocytoma" it will bring up lots of images of what i mean

https://www.google.com/search?q=lyme+ear+lymphocytoma&rlz=1c1qjdb_engb611gb611&sxsrf=ajoqlzukzlzk1jmqacoqjeibpf32tbivnq:1673994616563&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=x&ved=2ahukewi-oofz08_8ahuromakhwvtbegq_auoaxoecaeqaw&biw=1536&bih=754&dpr=1.25

if its both at the same time - then it might be something different

Garzie,
Wow!! I never heard that before or found anything on the internet. I remember googling red, burning ear lobes desperately trying to find the cause.

I get red ears, hot flashes and sweating when herxing and detoxing, or sometimes from too much vitamin D. I assume it's CYP3A4 messing with my hormone levels.

The Dude Abides said...


That's wild! I'd never seen or heard of this, either. Thanks for sharing, Garzie. Now, in the rare event I ever see anyone with this presentation, I'll have something to share with them.

yep -its an odd one isn't it - its common but little known sign of lyme

for info - the same thing can happen to a nipple also - in both males and females - again usually one or the other - rarely both

i don't know much about the mechanism - but i think it might have something t do with the lower temperature of these appendages promoting borrelia growth..

Moongazer said...
I'm sorry that you are going through this. I have lyme, bartonella, and babesia. I started having really itchy inner ears back in October 2022. It would come and go. I lost my hearing in my left ear for a month. During that time, my ears started to get dry skin near the canal (flaking, red, and sore). Since December 2022, I've had swollen, hot, burning, red scaly, peeling skin on my ear lobes. On top of that, a burning/itching rash on the back of my neck and occipital area. My LLMD hasn't been helping. Acupuncturist made me a powder of the Indigo Plant to mix with coconut oil put on my ears a few times a day. Also, dandelion tea to put on my neck. It has helped. But, what has really been working is a few drops of Tea Tree Oil mixed with EVOO a few times a day on these areas. TTO and tuning forks have reduced the symptoms greatly. I hope this helps you.

yep, i have the itchy flaky ear canal stuff also - it seems to respond to things like coconut oil or herbs topically - but always comes back - its frustrating

Moongazer said...
[Garzie: yep, i have the itchy flaky ear canal stuff also - it seems to respond to things like coconut oil or herbs topically - but always comes back]

It's so frustrating and bizarre. I feel like if it all cleared up, I might be okay.

Hey Moongazer - I just saw that you are a new member here.
Welcome to the forum!

Hey MoonGazer, welcome to the forum. I have the flakey ear stuff too, it's strange indeed.