muscle spasm? ear infection? i have no idea

so, for several days, now, i've been getting occasional stabbing shooting pains in and around my right ear. i've tried muscle relaxants, decongestants, heat, long hot showers, and hitting myself on the side of my head repeatedly with the heel of my hand. nothing seems to stop it. nyquil helps somewhat, but that's at least partially because it's old formula nyquil, with all the "don't make any plans" goodness.

i can hear fine, and my ears seem to "pop" as they should if i pressurize or depressurize my sinuses.

i also have a cold sore on my lip and some kind of blister/burn/scrape on the ridge of the roof of my mouth. my nose has stopped running quite so much, tho.

it's really starting to annoy me, tho.

not an ear infection! also, not a tumoah.

everybody who voted "ear infection"... YOU'RE WRONG.

apparently, the stabbing pain in my ear is referred pain from the roof of my mouth, where i have a big old blister. so now i have, among other things, some valtrex (for the cold sores) and possibly the weirdest medication i've ever taken, anaesthetic mouthwash. i just tried it the first time, and i'm thinking i may switch to direct application with a qtip instead of swishing it around in my mouth, so that i'll feel a little less like i've just come from the dentist's office.