Case for an otologist (7)

I believe the answer is:

earache

(Other definitions for earache that I've seen before include "Otic pain" , "stabbing in vestibule?" , "Ace hare (anag.)" , "Pain in aural organ" , "Lughole pain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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