Ears popping/Sickness Question.?

Sounds to me as if you have either fluid in your ear or as you are congested you have some fluid at the base of the ear. I would recommend that you take benadryl this will help dry up the fluid and make your ears feel a bit better. If you are having ear pain to i would suggest that you take ibuprofen (400mg-600mg) every 6-8 hours, as you may have some inflammation to. Another thing i would like to add is if you yawn this will also unblock your ears really good, i picked that tip up from a stewardess on my journey's.