My ear is throbbing. I have a secondary sinus infection despite taking IV ROcephin. A month ago the sinus infection turned into throbbing in my right ear, it became excruciating over 3 weeks and finally subsided after starting the IV Rocephin. Now, despite the fact that I'm still on IV Rocephin, it has happeneed again. I had a large amount of sweet smelling clear fluid in my sinuses. The ent took a culture. The next day it was like a flood in my sinuses and then I had the familiar pain across my right maxillary which today turned into right ear throbbing. When this happened a month ago, I was admitted to the hospital and they found nothing despite every MRI and CT scan. So, the IV antibiotics worked then, and they also told me to see a psychiatrist. So, now I know I can't go back to the doctors because they don't believe me and I can't stand this pain. I looked up the Trigeminal Neuralgia website ,and I definately don't have that, because the pain is continuous and throbbing, not stabbing lightenting type pain. At this point I would just appreciate hearing from anyone who has or has had this. This , for me started after my 2nd sinus surgery in October,06, . 3 days after surgery I got a high fever, and a sinus infection and ear throbbing, but at first it was just mild. Then a week later the infection came back with throbbing in the ear, with unimaginable pain. The throbbing grew worse over 3 weeks. Now I have just had 2 weeks of being pain free and being on the IV antibiotics. I thought this was a distant, horrible memory, but now it has returned.