Hi @hippygrandma, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. While this discussion was started 4 years ago, it is still active. I'm confident that @ellienewfan @nibor63 @lioness @celesteh77 and others will join me in welcoming you. While we wait for the others to join in, I also want to let you know about the fibromyalgia discussions in the Chronic Pain group:
- Feeling at my wits end with Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/feeling-at-my-with-end-with-chronic-pain-and-fibromyalgia/
- Fibromyalgia https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/fibromyalgia-3/

Hippygrandma, Do you feel that fibro contributes to the outer ear pain? What have you tried to relieve the pain?

I’ve been searching on this topic for years! I’ve learned to fall asleep cupping my ear with my hand to help relieve the pressure. But as one does while they sleep, I move and then my ear will inevitably start to hurt. I wake up almost nightly with the pain, hopefully before it gets too bad so i can turn. I’ve gone through countless pillows! I have to lift my head off the pillow at a glacial speed or it hurts even worse. Some days my ear will ache or be sensitive to touch for hours after waking up. I don’t think I have the autoimmune disease discussed as I don’t have any of the other symptoms associated. And I don’t have fibromyalgia. I saw one posts about vitamin C&D. Was wondering about dosage though.