text: answer re. ear and voice box pain? i posted a q about this yesterday.  others said they had suffered the same thing.  i saw a doctor and it's an ear infection.  because that affects the eustation tube, it sends pain down to the voice box, and also is responsible for that clunking sensation when i swallow.  hope this helps someone else out there. thank you for the follow up.  i wish more would do that.  hope you feel better soon.