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Sometimes my ear makes crackling noises and feels like popping ... could it be just wax? or an ear infection? how do you doctors remove wax?
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Air movement: This represents air moving into your middle ear through a partially blocked eustachian tube. It has nothing to do with wax & requires no intervention.
Answered 3/3/2016
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