Thanks Gary, Brian and everyone else. It feels good to have someone who actually seems to care.

RO called today (probably because I missed 2 days last week) and said that she'll change the treatment so that less intense rays go toward middle ear. Starting tomorrow.

She also said that MOs are only for people doing chemo. Therefore I don't need an MO as I only do rad. Is this true or typical.

Interesting about Tylenol. I do take 500/5 Vicodin. 1 or 2. My pain levels seem to vary.

The ear pain does not bother me so much UNLESS it's causing the nausea, dizziness, weakness, disorientation which is much harder to deal with.
Can the ear be causing that or is it a different issue. i.e. I don't really care that my ear does not equalize unless it's causing the more serious stuff.
The ear today is opening and closing. Does not really hurt. If I close my nostrils and blow, it does not react like the good ear i.e. equalization, pressure etc.