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Had or have ear infection(17 days feels better)now when i swallow i hear a cracklings sound coming from my ear, no pain...
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Very good sign!: After an ear infection, when the ear starts crackling that means that the fluid left over from the infection inside the middle ear is slowly draining out on its own with air slowly refilling the middle ear space. This may be a very long process, over several weeks - but the more crackling the better! over time the ear and hearing should return to normal.
Answered 6/22/2018
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Fluticasone nasal: Next step is a 6 week trial of fluticasone nasal spray. Sounds like you are suffering from eustachian tube dysfunction and you could likely have resolution of the "crackling" in your ears with flonase. Flonase takes about 5 weeks to "kick in" as it must reach a therapeutic level in your nasal tissues.
Answered 9/22/2017
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