Amazing! Just now I decided to check on Lisinopril side effects....

You are lucky it is only your left ear, it is my left ear, left neck, left arm, left lung, and left knee. I am not kidding you. I have been off this drug since July 2008, I am still having major issues. I have seen several ent specialist and they cant give me a diagnosis.
MY left ear feels stopped up, I get left face/jaw numbness. I had a pneumonia in my left lung, the fingers on my left hand will suddenly go numb and my left knee burns like crazy. I have had extensive heart workup- nothing was found. I will out of the blue get this severe air hunger, and then it will go away just as quick,.
I am sure I have permanent damage from this poison. It is something out of a horror movie.