it doesn't sound like mono. it's like my ears have wax in them, but i assure you they are clean. my throat is swollen, like right near the top, and sometimes it's swollen so much i can barely swallow. sometimes the throat swelling goes away for a couple days then comes back. sometimes it's both sides of my throat sometimes just one or the other. the ear pain is just inside my ears, and i just got my ears pierced so of course the hurt now if i tug on them, but before they did not. i hate doctors, and would prefer not to go to one if i can help it some other way, but please don;t heckle me for that i'll go if i must.