 [ Symptoms ] 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 [ Disease ] 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