I found something that works !! The nurse at my primary doctor's office told me she had this pain in the cartilege , and so did her mother. She found out about a pillow.. called "The original pillow wiith a hole) Google it.. there is a video all about it. It is made in England, cost $66. I ordered it through Amazon. You sleep with your ear in the hole. I haven't had one incident since, and it's going on 3 weeks now.. In fact, for some odd reason, I sleep through the night, and don't even have to get up so often to go to the bathroom. Make sure when you Google it, or go to Amazon, you use the words "The ORIGINAL Pillow with a Hole". I am so thrilled to be able to pass this on..