I've been on Nexium and Zantac for 2 weeks. A few days this week I really thought I was improving; the lump sensation wasn't quite as bad and the ear pain was much better. Then yesterday it all got worse again and this morning I am just miserable with post nasal drip and that awful feeling of something stuck in my throat and chest. I have eliminated my morning coffee and orange juice thinking maybe they were contributing to the problem. Is this one of those "one step forward, two steps back" kind of things? Very frustrating!