Hi guys, just wanted to post my own experience here cause as it was stated earlier in the thread, not a lot of people tend to come back to this to post results.
I started with a nasty chest infection a few days before new years (around 28/12/17 as i remember). On new years eve both of my ears suddenly became very painful and i felt an enormous amount of pressure in both ears, couldn't get comfortable and felt like my head was going to explode.
I took an ibuprofen and that eased the pain so that i could sleep. (Please don't take ibuprofen if u are allergic and always read the label for ingredients you may be allergic to.)
New years day and 2nd of Jan i had loads of clear and yellowy watery mucus run out of my ears. Still loads of pain and pressure and i thought i could hear something moving in my ears too (which was just my ear canals trying to open and close to get rid of the mucus stuff). My head felt like it was in a bubble, i was very dizzy and disorientated. If you have ever gone swimming and got water clogged in your ear, imagine that in both ears, all the time, for days on end with quite a bit of pain and dizziness.
Please do not put cotton buds or cotton balls in your ears if this happens to you!! You could push the mucus back down and cause more pressure and problems as well as push the germs back down which could make the infection worse!
I saw a nurse at my local doctors on 3rd of Jan who prescribed amoxicillin for a week. I have taken 6 days worth of the tabs and while my hearing isn't perfect, it is a hell of a lot better than it was and my ears are no longer painful.
Voices and sounds are still a bit tinny, and i am going back for a check up on Thursday 11th Jan, so i will.post another update then x