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Pain on outside of ear

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I have type 2 and get pain on outside of ears from time to time. Would being diabetic cause this.
 
Hi Jd69, welcome to the forum 🙂 It's not something I have heard of being associated with diabetes. What sort of pain is it - sharp, stabbing pain or do you feel like your ears are burning? Has it been going on for long? If it is constant it would be worth asking your doctor about it.
 
Northerner said:
Hi Jd69, welcome to the forum 🙂 It's not something I have heard of being associated with diabetes. What sort of pain is it - sharp, stabbing pain or do you feel like your ears are burning? Has it been going on for long? If it is constant it would be worth asking your doctor about it.
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It is a burning sensation.
 
Never heard of anything like that being to do with diabetes.
Only time I get a pain on the outside of my ear is when my parrot takes a sneaky nip 🙂


John
 
[Just found this on net.■Diabetes, especially poorly controlled diabetes can give rise to outer ear burning sensation due to peripheral neuropathy.]
May contact doctor if this persists
 
Do you have similar pain anywhere else? How is your control, and have you been diagnosed long? Sometimes, when people start treatment and their levels reduce they can get what is called 'transient neuropathy', which cna go away when levels are more stable and closer to normal range. Certainly worth talking to your doctor about, no need to suffer unnecessarily if there is a treatment available 🙂
 
Northerner said:
Do you have similar pain anywhere else? How is your control, and have you been diagnosed long? Sometimes, when people start treatment and their levels reduce they can get what is called 'transient neuropathy', which cna go away when levels are more stable and closer to normal range. Certainly worth talking to your doctor about, no need to suffer unnecessarily if there is a treatment available 🙂
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Diagnosed about 2 years ago. So will talk to doctor. Thank you for your help
 
Welcome jd69.

An explained symptom such as your pain outside your ears needs a GP to diagnose - whether it's diabetes related or not.

You could also try phoning NHS Direct (if you live in England or Wales) or NHS 24 (if you live in Scotland).
 
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