The two firefighters were stuck in an airboat for more than two hours in the bay's frigid waters during whiteout conditions and had to be helped back to shore by members of the Clayton Fire Department. They were not injured.
Pain behind ears when wearing glasses - When bending over & wearing glasses, I experience pain behind my ears. I suffer from sinutus (sp?) - could this be a symptom of that or something more I do not think so.
Carotid Artery Dissection. Pain from the Carotid artery (one of the main arteries in the neck) can produce pain behind the ear over the mastoid bone. One series of 21 cases found that 3 people had mostly pain behind the ear as a cause of their symptoms.