For a couple of years I've suffered with bastard ear ache in the late evenings. The ENT man couldn't find a specific cause but put me on Amitriptyline, 10mg at bedtime. Initially this was like magic and I was pain free for the first time in ages. Then the effect started to wear off, so - as suggested by the GP - I doubled the dose, which had no effect other than making me feel like poo.
I've stopped taking it, and have no hope of getting back to see ENT again any time soon (my review was meant to be in December, and I've had two letters say "delayed - don't know when")
I've found - almost by chance - that plastering my jaw joint and around my ear with Ibuprofen gel an hour before bedtime, again at bedtime, and every time I get up in the night for a wee, has made the earache subside to next to nothing.
Is there any reason why I shouldn't carry on with this (possibly excessive) use of the Ibuprofen?