Dagnammit! I've a confounded earache!

As if the Gods were not pleased with what little happiness I managed to glean from my Japanese classes, they've blessed me with a severe ache in my right ear. Sometimes it feels like I've immersed my right side of the face underwater and sometimes, it feels like I have tiny goblins inside my ear with their pickaxes as they chip away at the walls to make a castle for the evil Sauron!

All in all, not happy at the moment! Gods, what did I do this time?!

Edit: I'm just back from the ENT specialist. And the vedict's out... impacted earwax.... loads of it! Believe me folks, it was not a pretty sight! :D But I can hear! I CAN HEAR SO CLEARLY NOW! It's almost like my senses are heightened! I feel a bit like Legolas from Lord of the Rings (without the goofy pants! :P)