One For Squad - Neck/ear problem

[TheNovice]

Squad if your out there, any ideas on a problem I seem to have developed. About a fortnight ago I had a feeling I had ricked my neck - left side. This gave me a feeling of an impending severe stiff neck and a mild headache. The stiff neck never materialised but I still have the 'ricked neck' feeling and my left ear now feels as if it is partially blocked (most annoying - the type of thing you get an airplane starts its descent and re-pressurises - but only on one side) - I have never suffered with my ears and am now the wrong side of 50. The neck feels like there's a problem, stiff and achy, and I still get the mild headaches - feels like a pressure headache. Paracetamol has absolutely no effect on the neck or headache. I get the feeling (no pun intended) that a trapped nerve could be the cause but your expert advice would be most welcome as would advice from others who've suffered this type of thing. Many thanks.

[Sqad]

Novice...it does sound like a musculo -skeletal problem involving your cervical spine (neck), but the feeling of deafness in your left ear is certainly difficult to explain on that basis.
I would change the Paracetamol to Ibuprofen 600mgms for the relief of the pain as this is an anti-inflammatory drug.

Monitor the situation for a week and then get back to us if it hasn't cleared up.

[TheNovice]

Thanks Squad - Brufen a non runner unfortunately - asthmatic. However I'm trying co-codamol which seems to have eased it albeit slightly. I also seem to be developing a cold which may mean the ear thing is a red herring in so much its related to the cold not the neck problem. Neck very 'clicky' as well, old bones I guess. Again, thanks for your input.