Hello, I started out with a sore throat, caugh and swollen lymph nodes..and then i woke up with severe ear pain that lasted a day and ever since, i haven t been able to hear out of it like it s plugged. One side of my face became numb, and now it s spreading and i feel pressure around the back of my head. It has been 5 days now and im starting to hear crackling now like it s getting better but still cant hear..should this be getting better not worse?