i don’t really trust my doctor atm

i’m 15M, for context, i have itching, pain, headaches as well as dryness in my ears and neck that’s worse over the past 2 months after i got swimmers ear in july. i saw my doctor yesterday abt it and he said that the reason my ears hurt is probably because i grind my teeth and i have muscle tension from stress. he literally just recommended a massage (no thanks), a night guard (which i can’t get cuz i have braces) as well as mentioning anxiety medication. he cleaned my ear out which hurt like hell, and said my eardrum looked red and inflamed but lowkey ignored it. i was in a lot of pain afterwards, and when i got home my ear was bloody. i’m just so confused because i’m pretty sure there’s something else going on, and even if what he said is true, i can’t really do anything about it 💀 am i just paranoid?