What could this be? *ear related*

For the past five days, my ears have been feeling weird. I had a doctors appointment just a week ago, and they said my ears look fine. However, recently they feel clogged. I can still hear, but there is ringing every now and then and static sounds that are louder than usual. I don't usually wear headphones or have anything blasting that could do damage to my ears. Sometimes my ears make a pop noise, but I can still hear also. I get light headed and have a minor headache now and then. I hate having ear related issues. It sends me into panic attacks. Any idea what this is? There is not much wax in my ears. I have gotten water and shampoo/conditioner around my ear. Not sure if it went in, but I used a cotton swab with rubbing alcohol on it to get any water if it went in. It didn't change anything.