 [ Symptoms ] ear ache for about a week now the top of my head is tender to touch doctor perscribed nose drops not helping the tenderness on the top of my head seems to be a little worse today i can feel it even when i turn my head no fever had a cold about 2 3 weeks ago a few headaches last week [ Disease ] at the age of 74 so many medications are bound to cause some amount of side effects cut down on some of the medicines if possible by consulting her physician pains on her side can be due to other causes get xray done