you do need to have your ears medically-examined but an er is just for life-threatening and more serious emergencies. try an urgent care facility which is less-expensive and you will be seen faster than most ers. there can be many many different causes but in order to sort them out you will need a hands-on examination.
serve ear pain humming pressure feeling. do i need to go to the er or should i wait it out? . it started after i wore my headphones and has gotten worse since. i have tried yawning to pop my ear and a number of other things. after i got in the shower the pain has only gotten worse. it has started to give me a headache now.