Just read your posting... Has that feeling gone away??
I perforated my ear drum about 10 days ago, after an ocean wave crashed into the left side of my ear... Pain pretty bad the first 2 days, but then no pain, but the annoying symptons you posted. My ear is very clogged for external noises, but if I try to "pop" my ears by holding my nose and blowing, the clogged feeling doesn't go away, but all of my internal noises (breathing, chewing, swallowing) are really amplified... It is becoming so annoying. Just wondering if you ever figured out what it was, and/or if it ever went away.