@clancymax , please keep us posted on this..what you hear.
I had a tumor removed from my carotid artery, and the morning after, the neurosurgeon physically felt in front of my ear along my hairline. The surgery was in July. I still have pain also when I put on moisturizer (less painful if I use upward light strokes instead of downward; also better for gravity's sake 😀). And have the brief shooting pain into my inner ear.