Kris had terrible ear pain which radiated down his face. This was the symptom that initially sent him to our GP. It got worse and worse. It wasn't constant, some days were worse than others. In his case it was from the lymph node pressing on a nerve. This pain went completely away early on in treatment.
Insist on some good strong pain killers for your Husband. There is no need to be in pain.
Hope this gets sorted .
Tammy

Caregiver/advocate to Husband Kris age 59@ diagnosis
DX Dec '10 SCC BOT T4aN2bM0 HPV+ve.Cisplatin x3 35 IMRT.
PET 6/11 clear.
R) level 2-4 neck dissection 8/1/11 to remove residual node - necrotic with NED
Feb '12 Ca back.. 3/8/12 total glossectomy/laryngectomy/bilat neck dissection/partial pharyngectomy etc. clear margins. All nodes negative for disease. PEG in.
March 2017 - 5 years disease free. Woohoo!