I have had a terrible, unbearable pain in just my right ear for well over the last 6 mos. I had made several trips to my dr. (Internal Medicine). I have suffered chronic sinus infections and some sort of food allergy. We have pretty much determined I have an allergy to either chocolate or caffeine. I stay away from both. I am always getting anti-biotics for sinus infections. I have had about every nose spray, anti-biotic, allergy medication, decongestant that is available by prescription and over the counter. My ear always seems to look ok when I go to the dr. My dr. sent me to an allergist over my ear pain since he could not give me anything for relief. The allergist gave me an oil drop for itchy ears...thought maybe it was due to allergiesand told me to contact her in a few weeks and let her know how it worked, and if it didn't help, maybe we could do a c-scan on my sinuses. I got no relief from the oil and the pain was not letting up. I called my dr. after a week and a half of the oil and asked if I could please be referred to an Ear, Nose, and Throat dr. I got in to see the ENT dr. He cleaned out my ear, said I had a sinus infection and checked my hearing in that ear since it seemed to be diminishing to me. My sinus infection went away, my hearing was fine, but the ear pain remained. He ordered a c-scan. My c-scan came back ok other than I have a slightly deviated septum on the right side, but no cause for concern. Ok...I am still having the ear pain. I just got off a Z-pac for a sinus infection. When I do have a sinus infection or drainage, it is always just on the right side. My right gland in my neck swells and throbs, my throat on the right hurts, but my head and face and both sides of the back of my neck will hurt. My main concern is the ear pain though. I am taking a trip in June and it is a 10 hr. flight. I am afraid of taking a flight with my ear this way. I know the dr's. said they couldn't find anything wrong, but I just am miserable and don't know where else to turn.