it is not normal to continue to have ear pain five months after tube (grommet) insertion so i would suggest that you try and get a "second opinion" from another ent. since two ent heads are better than one. the area behind the ear is the mastoid sinus but post-auricular lymph nodes can also be painful. obviously ruling out mastoiditis -- a complication of chronic middle ear infections -- would be very important. the leakage (otorrhea) is likely the drainage of fluid (through the grommets) from the middle ear space.
5 months after bilateral grommets still in agony! . i had bilateral grommets fitted in july and im still in agony. i've asked my dr could it be mastoiditis as i've been told symptoms are very alike and he just laughed and forgot about it. my symptoms are:. feeling ill swelling and a lump behind ears waking up because i lay on the side of my head but with pain yellow/white fluid leaking from ears and head aches. also this pain effect both sides of whole sides of heads/jaws and my hearing is effected.