I have the exact same issue going on. I had Covid last week and finally tested negative on Sunday morning. On Sunday night, my ear clogged for no reason and the pressure started to build. I had flashbacks of ear aches as a kid and it hurt like crazy. Then, I heard a crinkly sound in my ear and a “pop”. Next thing I know I’ve got fluid and blood coming out of my ear.

I got into to see my GP yesterday and I don’t have any wax in my ear nor a perforated ear drum like I thought but diagnosed with an ear infection. I was prescribed an antibiotic/steroid ear drop called Ciprodex. Of course, no pharmacy in Vegas has it in stock so I had to wait for it to be ordered and just picked it up about an hour ago. In addition, my concierge doctor here in Vegas basically said it is impossible to get into see an ENT here, they called and got me an appointment for next week. A lot good that is going to be.

Iwoke up at 3:00 am feeling like my head was going to explode. I’ve been taking massive quantities of Tylenol and more importantly a sinus congestion reliever, I’m using Tylenol Sinus Severe. All the nose blowing and swallowing doesn’t do shit. The lady at the pharmacy told me to google “magic rice sock”.. here it is..

Warm rice sock:

Put some rice into a clean tube sock until it’s halfway full and then tie its mouth to form a pouch.
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of water over the sock pouch and microwave it for about a minute.
Check the temperature of the rice sock on your arm to make sure it’s not too hot.
Place the rice sock over the ear for a few minutes repeatedly, until the pouch loses its heat.

The warmth does help but no miracle cure. If you can figure something out..I would love to know but yea, I can relate and hope you feel better.