First, I am not an ENT doctor.

If it is one sided with no other symptoms you will most likely be ok waiting until morning. If you have other symptoms such as head ache, disorientation, slurred speach, pain in the ear or fever I would not wait. I would go to the ER now.

I wish you the best and hope things resolve quickly.

Such a good looking dog. I thinK he would get along well with Rufus.

Fedora KDE feels like the perfect blend of customization and stability for me. Oh, and the packages are up to date. I have been on Linux since the early 2000’s and finally stopped distrohoping with Fedora about 1 year ago.