In that respect I would more readily believe that maybe the loudness of the call is causing my inner ear some pain. But it really does not feel like that.

I am trying to understand why I only get irritated by phone calls and (possibly) microwave ovens, when we are constantly swimming in microwave level radiation. Do phone calls use more energy or something? Can it be related to the transmitted energy? I know most microwaves I used are old so I would not be surprised that they leak a bit from their shielding.