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What Is The Treatment For Hives Around Nose, Ears And Lips?

My doctor started me on new pills i have taken them for 2 months, but im not sure if thats my problem yet, thats why im trying to fiind out if, i have developed an allergic reaction. my lips got swallen i have hives aroung my lips my nose and my ears and the worse thing is that it itche and burns.. i have gone to emergency twice and they put me on predizone and they go away but bas soon as am done with my medication they keep coming back im going into my third month, and they started coming back

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Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic,
You seem to be having a condition called as chronic urticaria.
In about 90% of the cases, it is not possible to find out a cause for the urticaria, which is when we call it is “idiopathic”.

In only about 10% of the cases, it could be due to a specific food, medications and infections, or auto-immune.

In your case I suspect the new pills which you started and it is better that you stop them. If hives continue in spite of stopping the pills then you should look for other causes.

Do you have a bad tooth (caries) which troubles you on and off which you seem to ignore? If so, please get it treated as many times, the source of infection triggering the rashes could be a tooth infection.

I would also suggest you to get your thyroid profile checked as urticaria could co- exist with a thyroid abnormality. And sometimes, correcting the thyroid status would control the rashes to some extent.
Hope this helped,
Take care.
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What Is The Treatment For Hives Around Nose, Ears And Lips?

Hello, Welcome to healthcare magic, You seem to be having a condition called as chronic urticaria. In about 90% of the cases, it is not possible to find out a cause for the urticaria, which is when we call it is “idiopathic”. In only about 10% of the cases, it could be due to a specific food, medications and infections, or auto-immune. In your case I suspect the new pills which you started and it is better that you stop them. If hives continue in spite of stopping the pills then you should look for other causes. Do you have a bad tooth (caries) which troubles you on and off which you seem to ignore? If so, please get it treated as many times, the source of infection triggering the rashes could be a tooth infection. I would also suggest you to get your thyroid profile checked as urticaria could co- exist with a thyroid abnormality. And sometimes, correcting the thyroid status would control the rashes to some extent. Hope this helped, Take care.