Severe Pain in inner/middle ear when i wake up from sleeping on it!

[sunkissed0577]

I am in between insurances right now, and for some time now I have noticed that when i sleep on my left side I wake up w/ very bad pain in the middle to inner ear. I usually have to use my hands to get my head turned over to the other side becasuse the pain is so severe. I was hoping it would just go away with time, but no such luck. I have never heard of anyone having any type of problems like this before so that worries me a little. It only hurts when i have laid on it for about 30 mins. and it does go away in about 15-20 mins. I know it is not an ear infection or swimmers ear etc. Im actually wondering if I might have a growth or polyp (spelling?) or something in there! I know I need to get to a Dr. to get it looked at, but how severe do you think it is? Am I at a big risk for something serious that I have never heard about? The fact I cant find any info on it is what scares me the most. Also I have not experienced any hearing loss on that side that I know of. (I dont have insurance right now b/c we are looking for the right maternity insurance, and it has taken longer than we expected) Thank you so much for your help in advance, I really really appreciate it! :)  

[margypops]

It could be an ear infection and you will need an anti biotic, you should get it looked at anyway, see if there are any Low cost clinics nearby if you have no insurance, go online and put it in with the area where you live.

[SHIMSHA]

HEY THATS THE SAME PROBLEM IVE BEEN HAVING...I WAKE UP FROM THE PAIN IN MY RIGHT EAR..AND ITS ALWAYS IF IVE BEEN SLEEPING ON IT..AND JUST LIKE YOU, I KNOW I DO NOT HAVE AN EAR INFECTION, OR SWIMMERS EAR, NOTHING LIKE THAT. NO DRAINAGE. EARS ARE CLEAR..I WENT TO A DR. AND IN LIKE LESS THAN TWO MINUTES HE TELLS ME I HAVE CAROTIDYNIA, AND TELLS ME TO LOOK IT UP ONLINE..YEAH..THIS IS WHAT OUR MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYS FOR THESE DAYS..BRILLIANT..BUT YET I CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT PAIN JUST LIKE YOU..SO WHO KNOWS WHAT IT IS..(TMJ) ??? HOPE YOU FIND OUT WHAT IT IS...

[Angie4086]

I have had severe stabbing pain in my right ear for over one year now.  At first my dr thought i had a tumor, after an mri, no tumor and no inner ear infections.  I have seen an ear nose and throat specialist-after been put threw tests, nothing wrong with me. (it's all in my head, yeah my EAR) The dr stood there and told me that he had no idea what was wrong with me.  Made me feal great! I wanted to scream! I have a constant nagging achey (achy) pain in my ear, and if i sleep on my ear I awake to stabbing pain-where I can not move.  I was told to take 500 mg motrin at night.  So now my kidneys will be next.  I now am loosing my hearing in my right ear.  It's an awful muffled sound-and constant ache.  Trying to find anything on the internet, and having no luck.
Any info would be so helpful.

[datbossydiva]

I have a similar problem but my ear is sore on the inside and out. and its both ears!! And even sometimes i hear a ringing noise while im lying on it.  if i sleep on my right side its my right ear, when i turn over because i cant take the pain n e more my left ear will hurt and i am forced to turn over and the right ear is still in pain. then the pain gets worst.  

Shimsha put that it might be CAROTIDYNIA.  so i looked it up and it seems right. I always knew that gravity was pulling me down in my sleep.  my mattress was lumpy so i got rid of it and got a air mattress with a pillow top.  that worked for about 6months untill all the air started to form pockets and the pain came back again!!!!  then i moved to the floor which dosent work at all because the floor is too hard, and the pain is caused by pressure, or gravity on the ear.  this left me to the couch,which for the past  2days the ear pain has returned.  

That forced me to look this up because i am going to the  doctors now and i cant take the pain.

But just to let u know if u have enough money to buy a new good mattress then that should solve the problem.  Unfornately i dont have the funds for it right now and have to keep dodging the pain with different methods of sleeping.  hope this helps, if not u, someone else.

thanks shimsha for putting CAROTIDYNIA, i am going to inform my doctor of it, because before this i thought that it was my fault and its not a medical problem.