Question 1

causes of ear crackling / clicking?

Accepted Answer

Air: When your ear drum moves in response to air moving into your ear from your eustachian tube, a crackling/clicking sound is made.

Question 2

what could cause ear crackling when i move my jaw?

Accepted Answer

TMJ: The most likely explanation is the temporomandibular joint (tmj). This joint is located just in front of the ear canal, and the sounds of the joint movements can often be detected by the nearby ear.  This is called crepitus, the crunchy, crackling noise of the joint . Inflammation of the TMJ usually produces more noticeable crepitus. Other causes are hairs or wax in the ear canal.

Question 3

what could cause the ear crackling when i move my jaw slightly? it is not associated with any noticeable amount of pain.

Accepted Answer

Normal: All of the joints in the body produce a small amount of gas bubbles. This is a common thing noticed as a cracking or popping in the joint. You hear it in you ear because the joint of the jaw is close to it and the sound conducts through the bone to the ear. So long as you have no pain there is nothing to worry about.

Question 4

rt ear crackling & full x 2weeks. dx with oe, treated with abx drops and shot. saw only slight bulging of ear drum and opaque. why still crackling?

Accepted Answer

Eustachian Tube: Your middle ear is trying to equalize but can't. Sounds like there is still fluid present in the middle ear and can't drain out the eustachian tube.
Ask your doctor about using Clear.ease Lozenges - www.grossan.com. These are papain and bromelain enzymes designed for pilots and scuba divers who can't clear their ears. One four times a day melt in mouth between cheek and gums - the buccal pouch.

Question 5

im having ear crackling, popping and tinnitus in my left ear? what causes this? been like this just for a day?

Accepted Answer

: You may have fluid in your middle ear. It is possible to have fluid in the middle ear if you have allergies and there is not adequate drainage as it should be, also infection could do that like viral infections e.t.c.

Question 6

ear crackling when i push my index finger in right ear.it clogs up when i lie down on my right side and in unclog it by pushing index fnger.any advice?

Accepted Answer

Wax impaction: You may have wax or sticky fluid in the canal. If you are comfortable, an over the counter wax removal system may be helpful. If not, a visit to your physician or ENT may be suggested. If you are experiencing pain or other symptoms of infection, definitely visit your physician. Good luck.

Question 7

tinnitis, pressure in ear, crackling, sensitive hearing for years, now suddenly getting worse, while resting. feel like ear is being torn apart. sugg?

Accepted Answer

ENT doctor: If these symptoms are real there should be some technique by which a cause can be uncovered. Go back and see an ENT specialist and if you are dissatisfied with their opinion ask them to refer you onward.  This is solvable.  You will have to work at it.  Good luck.

Question 8

one sided facial loss of sensation. no motor involvement. occasionally for months now. lasts several hours at a time but always goes away. short bursts of vertigo occasionally. left ear pressure, left ear crackling noise when air in cheek. carotid?

Accepted Answer

: You should see a neurologist with those symptoms.

Question 9

please help for ist 4days- ear pain, eardurms(retracted), ear fullness then- tinnitus, ear crackling on swallow, earfullness(sometimes) no hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

See an ENT doctor: Ear pain and fullness can be due to tmd (temporo-mandibular disorder).  Retraction of drum may indicate eustachian tube obstruction, but that requires a specialist's observation. Crackling on swallowing is normal.  The presence of normal hearing strongly indicates no pathology in the external or middle ear.

Question 10

i'm on claritin & omnaris for almost 10 days for my right ear crackling with touch & movement. as of saturday & sunday i had few hours my ear felt normal. today it's crackling all day if i touch it. what is causing this? is ear tube surgery needed?

Accepted Answer

: Typically you are on those medications for allergies and the congestion associated with the allergies. With allergies, there is swelling of the tissues of the connections between the ears and the mouth call the eustachian tubes. And the crackling is the air moving through those tubes as the pressure changes in them. You are just hearing that.

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What could cause ear crackling when i move my jaw?

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What could cause the ear crackling when i move my jaw slightly? it is not associated with any noticeable amount of pain.

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Rt ear crackling & full x 2weeks. dx with oe, treated with abx drops and shot. saw only slight bulging of ear drum and opaque. why still crackling?

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Im having ear crackling, popping and tinnitus in my left ear? what causes this? been like this just for a day?

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Ear crackling when i push my index finger in right ear.it clogs up when i lie down on my right side and in unclog it by pushing index fnger.any advice?

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Tinnitis, pressure in ear, crackling, sensitive hearing for years, now suddenly getting worse, while resting. feel like ear is being torn apart. sugg?

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One sided facial loss of sensation. no motor involvement. occasionally for months now. lasts several hours at a time but always goes away. short bursts of vertigo occasionally. left ear pressure, left ear crackling noise when air in cheek. carotid?

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Please help for ist 4days- ear pain, eardurms(retracted), ear fullness then- tinnitus, ear crackling on swallow, earfullness(sometimes) no hearing loss?

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I'm on claritin & omnaris for almost 10 days for my right ear crackling with touch & movement. as of saturday & sunday i had few hours my ear felt normal. today it's crackling all day if i touch it. what is causing this? is ear tube surgery needed?

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