Is ear pain a side effect of being on Hydroxyurea?

I am 73, female and am taking 3 days of HU weekly (500mg). My platelets have come down from 1200 in March to 350 range this week, so my dose is being reduced and closely monitored. While I'm very grateful for this, I am still, after many months, struggling with earaches. I'm off balance at times due to this. I have been on 10 days of antibiotic with not much change. My lymph glands in my neck were swollen and painful last week, and the antibiotic did take care of that. But now that the 10 days is up, the ear pain is still there. This has gone on for over 4 months. I attributed it to summer allergies, but decongestant or allergy meds don't help.
Does HU cause ear pain, hearing loss, just wondering why I can't seem to get better! I have JAK2, ASXL2 and TET2 mutations- presently ET is my diagnosis. I take low dose Aspirin every other day along with HU. Is anyone else experiencing ear pain with ET on HU?
Thanks for any input!