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How do I know if I have Relapsing Polychondritis?
What signs or symptoms may make you suspect you may have Relapsing Polychondritis. People who have experience in Relapsing Polychondritis offer advice of what things may make you suspicious and which doctor you should go to to receive treatment
I believe the first symptoms or RP are ear pain, redness & inflammation, sinus problems or stuffy nose & possibly skin conditions. Of course all patients are different.
Posted Aug 14, 2017 by Susan 2000
For me, the red ears was significant. Not many diseases cause your ears to get red, painful, and inflamed. My ear canals will swell shut. But not everyone has the same symptoms. I was lucky to be diagnosed by an Internal Medicine doctor after I moved to Texas. My doctor said that most doctors learn about RP in med school, but they never see a case of it, so they forget about it.
Posted Sep 1, 2017 by Diane 2050
By monitoring symptoms. The obvious signs can be any or all of the following:
Swollen, red, tender ears.
inflamed tender nose
hoarse voice
stridor
dry cough
breathlessness
saddle nose
painful swollen joints
inflammation of cartilage
red, swollen eyes.
Swollen, red, tender ears.
inflamed tender nose
hoarse voice
stridor
dry cough
breathlessness
saddle nose
painful swollen joints
inflammation of cartilage
red, swollen eyes.
Posted Mar 20, 2018 by Lisa Matthews (Lissy) 4800
Tour wars start looking funny and your nose
Posted Jun 12, 2019 by Tmrcarlson 3550
I first experienced an episode of scleritis. It was suspected at that time I may have an autoimmune disease as scleritis is linked to several autoimmune conditions. I then awoke one morning several months later with a swollen, very red nose. I felt like I had been smashed in the face with a baseball bat. The swelling lasted near 2-3 weeks. Prior to this I experienced episodes of ear canal pain without evidence of infection. I also had intermittent facial swelling and ongoing pain in the left eye. From there other joints like ribs, knees, wrists, feet and shoulders began to swell and ache. I developed oesophageal dysmotility, dynamic tracheal collapse and pericardial effusion and thyroid swelling. MRIs showed chondropathy and effusions in joints and oedema. After 2 years and numerous specialists I was diagnosed with severe relapsing polychondritis.
Posted Jun 12, 2019 by Kaz 3000
Visit your gp and get a referral to a rheumatologist. Keep a diary of symptoms and take photos of flares
Posted Dec 30, 2019 by Leanne 2500
Back to symptoms of red, hot, painful swollen ears, nose, joints, fatigue, pain, headaches, swelling, reaching difficulties etc
Posted Dec 30, 2019 by Carrie 3050
Extreme pain and swelling of joints, soft bone tissue, shrinking of cartilage supported physical features, Loss of voice control and the ability to sing [damaged vocal chords] clinical exhaustion, red rashes.
Posted Mar 20, 2022 by shlawver 2500
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In my case, my ears burned
Posted Oct 2, 2017 by Ana Luiza Bottura 2000
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In my case, it began with a cough, the ecsc and despite the fact that take a lot of antibiotics do not the brain the cough, then after that came the swelling in the ears and nose
Posted Oct 2, 2017 by Kevin Ochoa 2000
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In my case the pavilions of the ears always inflamavam. A month was the right ear, and in the following month the left ear. And so it went on for a year, until I started to treat you appropriately.
Posted Oct 2, 2017 by Glaucia 1800
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My case began with a great deal of inflammation of the nose, ears, fatigue, pain in all the joints, ribs, in order to widespread pain
Posted Oct 23, 2017 by Julai 100
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With redness, pain, swelling, and hardening of the ear for more than three weeks. Sensitivity to the sun. I went to the Ent doctor who referred me to the Dermatologist to perform a biopsy of the cartilage confirming the condition. I was sent to Rheumatology for treatment with drugs.
Posted Nov 7, 2017 by Cuquis 100
