side effects from head radiation therapy

Hi everyone. I had stereotactic radiation therapy to treat a benign
glioma seven years ago. I know that's a very aggressive treatment for
something that is (thankfully) not full-blown cancer, but the surgeon
I saw (very well published from a major university hospital in LA)
recommended against surgery because of where it is in the temporal
lobe. He felt that it wouldn't increase in size and that surgery was
too risky.

Anyway, seven years later and thankfully there have been no changes,
but the headaches on the left side of my head where treatment was and
now some inner ear problems I'm having (although the docs say it's not
caused by radiation, which I find hard to believe) are driving me
insane. Has anyone found helpful treatment for these types of
headaches? They feel like they're muscular as they respond to my
rubbing my head. My left year has felt "full" for the last year. I
guess they are more sensations then they are pain on my head.

Has anyone discovered and helpful remedies for these types of
sensations? I'm trying a few things for my ear like dyazide (which
hasn't done much!) and some bioflavanoids for my ear. If anyone has
other suggestions for either of these, please please please share!
Thank you so much for reading this.

- JayDee
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