I Got Acold Or Virus And Had To Board A

I got acold or virus and had to board a plane. Half throuh the flight my ears start popping and my head was throbing. The left side was more severe and after the flight I went to the xrug store to get cold medicine anf throat lozenges. My ears contineued to pop periodically with pain and the left side of my head near my ear is still throbbing, even if I bend over to pick something up and tbe left side of my throat is still sore ans sensitive. I spoke with my doctor and they suggested alegra and flutcasonr propionate. I've just been using a couple of days. I still have the ooccasional popping and the momentary throbbing pains which makes It necessary to take Ibuprofen.

My question is wll the popping and throbbing stop or does this sound like and infection that may require an antibiotic?