Meyati, you are exactly right about an eardrum rupturing when the person is relaxed and doing nothing. I had prophylactic oopherectomy last year and my eardrum ruptured during surgery. You aren’t more relaxed and immobile than during surgery. I had been having what I thought was post nasal drip.....nope, it was that darn ear. It took 2 rounds of antibiotics to clear it up. I hope you feel better soon and get to see an ENT soon. The tinnitus can become unbearable!

@Dawsonsmom----Thanks for your support. I've had Tinnitus in both ears since I was about 8- 3rd grade. I get all 3 sounds in both ears. It's one reason I hate fevers, NSAIDs, and acetophenone. They make it so much worse. My temp is normal now, so the sound isn't as fierce. It's still like a jet inside my head warming up. I try to inflate my ears -to get the pressure right, but the left ear starts whistling and popping. I feel like I'm going to pass out and vomit from the pain.

I've had several friends that hunted in rigorous territory--we don't have stands here, and we certainly don't bait deer or elk, but track them down--the real West. Anyway, getting back to camp, drinking a lot falling asleep and POP-- I've had friends this happened to at the end of a hard rodeo.

Oh, I don't think the stress helped your ear either--as you say-- we aren't very active after the anesthetist plies their trade. It's just hard, and we are so helpless when we are under for surgery.