i have unexplained pain on the right side of my head and into my neck/shoulder only on the right

i am a bodyworker.....and am going to attempt to relieve this issue that i have never experienced before through massage trigger point therapy ... but thought it might be a good idea to ask anyone if they've experienced this.

i don't get headaches, am 31 F, athletic, healthy .... yesterday i got a little sore throat, which wast then followed by a throbbing pain in my ear, and then into my head ( only on the right ) and down my neck into my trapiezius insertion on my medial scapula which is really tender. the whole area is tender to touch. my skin, my scalp. every 15 seconds or so there is a wave of pain. ibuprofen covered it temporarily, but i am nervous that it could be something else since i don't get headaches.

if this sounds like anything you may have heard of , please share. it's only been going on for 2 days, but it's scary and SO uncomfortable.

thank you.