Hi Saganjames,
Thank you for posting this question. I have the same pain in my neck, clogged popping sounds in my right ear and diminished hearing in my right ear.
It started for me in Sept 2023 with the clogged ear and popping sounds. My PCP referred me to an audiologist for a hearing test. The Audiologist found that my left ear was on the low side of normal but I had significant hearing loss in my right ear. However when she put the hearing test device on the bone behind my ear the hearing in my right ear was not as bad. The audiologist referred me to an ENT. The ENT looked in my ears and put a scope into my eustachian tube through my nose. He said my eustachian tube looked normal. He could see some sort of blockage behind my ear drum when he looked in my outer ear canal - but the color was normal - it did not look inflamed. He gave me a prescription for 10 day course of Amoxicillin and also recommended that I use Nasacort nasal spray to reduce the congestion in my nasal passages. Neither the Amoxicillin nor the Nasacort have helped. The pain in my neck behind my ears started about two months with mild pain but the pain has been increasing continuously. I went to an Acupuncturist today (only the second time in my life for acupuncture). She
gave me acupuncture treatments for the neck pain and congested right ear.
But I don’t notice any improvement in either of those areas. She thought the neck pain was likely due to stress and suggested relaxation techniques such as meditation to help relieve the stress.
I noticed that you posted a question about neck crepitis in January this year. Do you thunk the crepitis is connected with the ongoing pain in your neck? I also have had crepitis in my neck for many years, but it is significantly worse since the congestion in my ear began. I’ll be watching this thread to see if someone has a solution for us. It would be wonderful to be able to hear clearly and have a pain free neck!