What could be the reason for pain in the ear following an attempt to clean?

Hi doctor,

My left ear has been hurting since a week after I tried to clean it. I am hearing a loud beating sound in my left ear, like a heartbeat. I have never had any problems with my ear or ear canals or my overall health growing up. However, I decided to clean my left ear canal because I felt something was inside (blocking me from hearing), which is also a narrow or smaller canal when compared to my right canal. It started hurting, and the deeper I went, the more it hurt.

After cleaning my left ear, I felt a throbbing pain for a minute, and then it stopped. I still got a feeling that something was in my ear. So, the next day, I dropped some castor oil as I heard that it was good for removing or softening ear wax. But still, nothing came out. After that, my earblock got worse. I can not hear anything through my left ear sometimes, and I developed an earache every day for the past week. I also hear a heartbeat sound from my left ear. I also started getting headaches on the same side around the same time after putting castor oil in my ear.

The headaches come and go. I had a sharp and throbbing pain on the upper left side of my face. It has been a week since all this has been happening. I had the headaches only two times.

I do not know what to do and who to ask for help. I never felt this way before when cleaning my ear. It is very painful. Should I be concerned? Please help.

Thank you.