Hi I had mastoiditis a year ago and had to have major surgery ( mastoid extomy. ) Now I went to doctor last week but he only seen me for less then 3 seconds. He looked in my ear ( same ear of operation ) and said your fine no infection but some swelling. And gave me some drugs for it. But with my current case of what happens a year ago I m not convinced. My jaw on my left side is always crackling and it pops a lot the last 2 weeks and my head hurts above the scar and my scar is always tender. I don t get leaking from ear but every 2nd day my ear feels wet and if I put a ear bud in I always ask my wife to smell and she says there a stinky smell to it? Be grateful if u can help Symptoms :head hurts :scar is sore :jaw crackerling until it pops ( sore when happens ):Ear slightly wet :eyes very itchy