I Started Having Terrible Pain In My Left Ear That Was So Bad It Made Me Cry.

After a sleepless night of agony (pain, extreme pressure/fullness) I went to the emergency room the next day. I don't have much money so I have been unable to go to a physician. I am going to try to get help at the sliding-fee scale clinic Monday here in town.  The hospital provided me with numbing drops, anti-biotic drops (these antibiotic drops cost $70) and some ultram pain pills, which I consumed after 4 days. Here it is seven days later and although the intense pain has abated, I can not hear out of my left ear, the roaring frequently, and extreme fullness. Can you give me any comments and/or advice. I've read your site and sure sounds like me.

My response: Firstly, you did the best thing and nothing less than that should be done. If the pain continues, you should return to the same clinic and ask if you need to get more antibiotics. You also want to do some detective work and see how this could have happened. You need to determine what caused the underlying infection and then do your best to avoid repeating it. Here are some ways we have found that have caused something similar: dental repair work, artificial sweeteners, ear trauma, plugged sinuses (easy to clean), tonsil infection flare ups, and atmospheric pressure changes in storms and heat. 

You might find that changes in your head/neck positions and reduced stress will remove some of the local pressure. And as you reduce the pressure, it will allow for better blood flow, resulting in more oxygen and white blood cells going to the area, and "cleaning" the toxins out.