I Have A Hard Painfulmtragus, It Hurts To Swallow And

I have a hard painfulmtragus, it hurts to swallow and tongue is sore same side. I have had mri and ct scans in summer, and told all clear. This pain has been sinde Feb. There have bèen days when pain goes. I hv been s
Prsxribed amitriptilyne by GP, for nerve. But tragus pain and hot feeling and pain in ear keep coming back. I had swimmers ear originally, was given antibiotic earspray, did,not clear it so then an antiobiotic tablet. I hv seen 2 ENTs and a maxilla facial consultant. I am getting desperate that this situstion will never go. CouldmImstillmhv an infection. Any other ideas?