 [ Symptoms ] have a dull ache that originated under my adam is apple seems to be better when i am laying down throbs standing up background   i live in an area with extremely bad seasonal allergies not currently experiencing nasal drip though throat is a bit tender i smoke and do so in my garage which is pretty dusty i usually have a fan blowing toward me so that the smoke blows away i am in my 30 is have a decent weight regularly exercise and have mild anxiety and depression for which i take prescribed medication drink 5 cups of coffee a day and regularly consume alcohol [ Disease ] probably not but it is good not to do this again if a perforated eardrum is even remotely possible