Ive been really sick for about 5-7 days now (bad cough, runny nose, headaches, fever), and was told it was the flu. I had a very bad coughing fit today, and during it, it all of a sudden felt like there was water in my ear. Everything sounds muffled, and its painful, and also is making my head ache pretty badly. The feeling of water being in the ear has slightly subsided a couple hours later, but all other symptoms remain.. Any ideas on what happened, or what i should do? Ill also mention that i wear hearing aids for moderate to severe hearing loss, and had surgery on both ears when i was 4 years old. I currently don't have a hearing aid for the ear I've been asking about, but even without it I can still tell the difference.