Strange ear problem

[Shadow]

To get straight to the point, I got caught in a storm yesterday and got pretty wet and cold. Once I got inside, both my ears were sort of like when you yawn, except permanently. It was like that for most of that day, and at the beginning it was actually painful, although that went away. This morning I got up and my left ear was fine, but my right ear is still experiencing the same thing. I've since figured out that if I hold my breath and try to exhale (ie. elevate the pressure in my head) it helps until I let my breath out, rarely for longer periods. What really helps is if I lean forward, so my head is low. That removes the "open" feeling for up to a minute or two after I get back upright (if I stay down it's fine), but swallowing, yawning, maybe other things I haven't noticed yet, sometimes bring the feeling back, but not always. There's no pain. I also got a slightly sore throat and a cold. Also noteworthy, I was diagnosed with haemophilus, but the major symptoms (ie. fever) disappeared last Wednesday and even the sore throat dissapeard by Saturday. Only the cold remained, and the throat started yesterday evening. I'm going to see a doctor tomorrow, but I was just curious if anyone has an idea what this could be. I searched the internet, but none of the symptoms I could find matched what I was experiencing.

[Mokele]

Do you have congestion or a runny nose? The mucus frequently winds up blocking up the Eustachian tube (a gill-slit remnant that connects your middle ear to your throat), preventing pressure equalization from occurring.

[Shadow]

Not much anymore, although I did for almost a week...is there anything else the symptoms remind you of?

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Well, I went to the ear doctor today, and they were clueless...the only thing they could think of was what you said Mokele.