I juat found out I have ear congestion and mucus is pushing against my ear drums. At first it wasn't painful at all and then all of a sudden BOOM the headaches became painful quickly, my ears were in pain and ringing started I went to Walgreens since my doctor is at the world cup and I ended up getting this nasal spray that didn't work at all so then they gave me a steroid called Prednisone. I've been on it for almost three days and I feel 50% better considering I play softball and I feel worse after it. I know most of you are probably over with but I'm wondering how long the ringing last? It bothers me the most because I hear high pitch ringing outside and only a low ringing that I can hear when I'm in a silent room. Is it just the fluid pushing against my eardrum causing the ringing? Does placing a heating pad on my ears actually make the pressure go away a little? The thumping is pretty annoying too.