What? I can't hear you.

On the way to Santa Clara, (via SJC on Southwest - yuk!), my ear POPPED. Since then I have not been able to hear out of that ear. My lovely co-worker, James, suggested that I wildly swing my head up and down and that would clear the blockage. It didn't (though I almost passed out in my hotel room after doing it 10 times in a row!) Later, he suggested that I hold one ear and my nose and blow really hard. It didn't work. He told me to do it again. I did.
My new job is great!!