Thank you all so much. This gives me some hope. In reading so many of the posts here, I see such a large volume of success stories and just can't imagine that there would be absolutely nothing to be done. I talked to the oncologist yesterday, who has formed a close bond with my husband and he is working on an appt at UF for next week for us. Thank you, Lynn for the information on the patch -- I'll contact the pain management doctors here today and see if we can't move on some relief for him. The oncologist and ENT both seem to think Oxycontin is the only thing that may releive the pain but my husband refuses to go with that strong a narcotic as he wants his mind as clear as possible. He is getting by with Aleve and Percoset (in small doses) but still has the constant pain in the ear. Again, thank you all so much. Danie, I'll go right away to the Introduce Yourself area and read the post there. It just makes my day to have some positive support right now. Bless you all.