I also had a ruptured brain aneurysm and had a craniotomy in Jan. 2008. I was 45 years. old then. From the time I woke up 6 hours after the surgery I had this pain behind my right ear...but just like Ruthie1959 I would only take tylenol or dolcet and it goes away. Told my neurologists about it but they said the pain is not related to my aneurysm. Still have one more aneurysm but never had it treated its <3mm. I was told I have cervical spondylosis and this neck pain may radiate in the brain so that could be one cause. Ten days after my surgery, I was back to work ... with a hat of course because I couldn't stand the post traumatic stress disorder related to the rupture. I guess I'm back to normal now and do not really think of the "other one."