Nobody can diagnose you over the internet. Your symptoms and time course don't add up to a clear diagnosis to me, so somebody is actually going to have to take a detailed history and examine your ears.
Ear Hurting
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Go to an ENT that is familiar with diving. A regular doc will look in your ear. Mine looks normal. Had some sensation in my right ear after a couple of 100 ft dives. Not out of the ordinary but did take a stop and go up to clear on the way down on dive 1. (I usually can just drop and clear as I go) I was also over but coming out of a sinus infection.
Went to an ENT. Ear looked fine. But that did not rule out inner ear bleeding etc. ENT was able to run a series of hearing tests and determine that I definitely did not have any internal ear bleeding. He also determined a mild hearing loss in the ear. Within normal but lower. Due to mild trauma. He says it will probably return to normal and I was cleared to dive in a month. He advised I be extra conscientious about clearing etc. have dove several times since but shallower.
Went to an ENT. Ear looked fine. But that did not rule out inner ear bleeding etc. ENT was able to run a series of hearing tests and determine that I definitely did not have any internal ear bleeding. He also determined a mild hearing loss in the ear. Within normal but lower. Due to mild trauma. He says it will probably return to normal and I was cleared to dive in a month. He advised I be extra conscientious about clearing etc. have dove several times since but shallower.
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