This is exactly what my 5 year old is going through today. Woke up and he came to me saying his ear feels floppy and sure enough he was growing a red hot dumbo ear lol. I suspected a bug bite but the doc didnt know what it was and so has him booked in to get an ultrasound. We have antibiotics and antihistamines, I might give benadryl a try tomorrow. Before bed it has spread more behind his ear. Will keep an eye on it but hoping it will go down!

My son has this i just gave him some penadol its red and swallon hope it gets ok by tomorrow

So crazy isn’t it? Never realized how common it seems to be

Hi Victoria! I gave him some benadryl and the swelling went down in about a day. We suspected a bug bite, was the weirdest thing! Haven’t experienced since that time.

Hello Monica,

I have a little brother he is six years old too, and began with the ear swelling at four years old. It has happened three times between that age range. He has been seen by a rheumatologist twice now and prescribed him some intense medication. Steroids typically brings the swelling down (administered at a hospital of course), benadryl did not do the trick. It is hard for my family to just brush it off as “oh it might be a bug bite.” Especially when there is a possibility that this swelling can occur in his throat or chest area which can lead to difficulty breathing. It seems that the rheumatologist has an idea of what is going on to give him such narrowed down medication, and during our first visit she noted how rare this occurs. Now I am looking to the internet for possible answers as no one seems to have a accurate diagnosis for my brother.

Oops, I meant that I figured that it wasn’t from the sun..

One thing she did point out and you probable already know is that if it is an allergic reaction, be alert and aware for any signs and symptoms of swelling of the airways.

I get the little blisters all over my ears and face! Its about the same if I touch them. Never worse. I usually end up having to get a steriod shot and last time I ended up having to go back cause the first shot did nothing! I would just keep giving him the medicine but if you see it spreading to anywhere else I would take him to the doctor! I usually wait till I am pretty covered because I hate going to get shots and I know its coming. I pretty much have to be forced to go to the doctor by my husband if I have one of these issues.. Luckily the incident with the luvs was the first in a few years.. I stay clear away from pampers wipes! I even put on my sons stuff he is allergic to them just so I don’t come in any contact with them.. My nieces and nephews all have huggies for me when I have to change them!

So crazy Kelli! I’ve been checking him out all over and on his ears looking for a bug bite but couldn’t find one. He even has a little blister on his ear that just popped today. Does it ever get worse? Or just the same each time you touch those things?