Several months ago I began to develop cracks on the corners of my mouth. With some carmex they would go away, but they continued to come back within a couple days. Now I continue to suffer from upper left lip problems. My lip in that area becomes numb, then progresses to a tingling, dry, burning feeling and the skin peels. These symptoms subside for a couple days and then I go through this painful, annoying, and embarrassing problem again. What could it be?
Note: I do not have sores, the skin in that area of my lip looks really irritated and red and at time seems just a bit raised or swollen.
I also have bad cold at the moment, and my lip issue seems to have gotten worse due to it. However I have been having this issue a while now without having a cold.