For the past few days, I have had what can best be described as swimmers ear on the left side. Another way to describe it is what your ears do when you change elevation and you have to pop your ear to go back to normal.

It's not constant, but it comes back whenever I chew. I have tried popping it but with no results. I have tried cleaning it with Q-tips, but you can only go so deep before you start doing damage. I am a little freaked out now.

Anybody else ever experience this?

ringing is kinda normal. I've never heard of people having prolonged ear pressure.

I had that happen but with dizziness. I went to the docs and the did an ear pressure test. I had excess fluid that drained from the sinus cavity and I had to do a course of Flonase and Claritin. It cleared it up.

sounds more like an ear infection any discharge coming out of it? you might just need some drops from the doc to clear it up.

Sounds like this: http://www.tastyfresh.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,108/topic,8436.0

Hope it's not. My hearing is becoming worse in my left ear, but it's more about the discomfort of it 'clicking' all the time.