Sounds a bit like a sinus infection. I just had that recently. My ear bother me, and have bothered me for years. I've been pulling for 7 months and have not been sick with anything in that entire time, but I ended up with a sinus infection recently...damn annoying. I guess it was a bit too much to hope that I'd never, ever get sick again!
Do you use oil of oregano? The one thing I haven't had in all this time is any infections in my gums or teeth. I do attribute that to pulling and the Oregano....