Well, apparently I have a raging ear infection. My left ear has occasionally, very occasionally, hurt for the last couple of months. (It seems to have started after I got Covid 2 months ago.) This morning I woke up and it *throbbed* and steadily got worse. So I worked through the first half of the day with a throbbing left ear and a sinus headache. Then I went to urgent care ($75) and came away with a prescription for an antibiotic and recommendations to take decongestants and Tylenol. Because I have the dreaded diabeetus, I couldn’t get a steroid. Not sure why I’d want a steroid, but I’m 62 years old and I thought ear infections were for little kids. Guess not.