Wish I had words of wisdom for you but just wanted to let you know i've had that happen a few times and i don't know what its from. Symptoms do improve (did for me atleast) but slowly.

It's useless for me to see a specialist. They tell me my ears look fine. I (we) just have to hope this is another symptom of Lyme that will go away with appropriate treatment.

I've had that kind of pain a few times. Anything I could tolerated with heat and warmth seemed to help.

If you can't get to your Dr is there an urgent care center nearby where someone could check out your ear?

There are garlic and mullen(sp?) oil proparations that you can get from a natural food store that relieve pain and help heal the inner ear, but if the pain is still intense, have a Dr look at it before you put anything in there.

Until then, you could try these things:

Warm tea. especailly some with essential oils like mints. ginger, or chai types. Even water water....hydrate and swallow gently if you can to move toxins and increase circulation

a scarf wrapped around head neck area, or a hooded sweatshirt. heat pack, hot compress.

a warm steamy shower , but bundle up afterward.

putting a hand gently over the outside of the ear/neck and one at top of breast bone or low back to promote drainage

Hope you feel better soon. Please let us know.

I also have a bad ear now but am taking stuff for it. i think you did rupture your eardrum. i am not a Dr. so I could be wrong but sure sounds like it.

Hope you are better soon!

I had a ruptured eardrum. My daughter had thrown water in my ear ( three months before my health crapped out on me) and I ended up with an ear infection + water in the ear drum. Abx for that.

Then, I ended up with a herniated ear drum with infection. Abx for that.

Then it ruptured and THATS when all my symptoms started ( severe headaches, vertigo)

Makes me wonder sometimes. But anyways, you have all the same symptoms I had then.

I had to go to the dentist first, to see if my two shattered front teeth can be fixed. I have no dentin (enamel) left on any of them, so they've worn down to the point that I have a huge overbite. I found out every single tooth in my head has to be 'built' back up. I don't have gum disease, and I don't have any cavities. Go figure. I feel like I should change my name from Biting Back to Gummy.

I was going to head to urgent care after the dental appointment, but I came home instead. I'm so angry (injustice) and deflated after hearing what this will cost, I could just scream. Anyway, I'm using the hot water bottle on my ear again until tomorrow.

Betty: Your husband and his brother both had perforated eardrums, huh? Wow. How did your husband's happen? Any idea?