crackling in left ear

[PaladinX]

I have a constant crackling sound in my left ear. whenever i talk or eat whatever its like crackling noises.  My hearing seems to be fine and not blocked,  I do feel dizzy and lightheaded alot.  Some think its due to anxiety. I think the heart. but can it be my ear?  Anyone have any ideas about the crackling.  Sometimes it goes away but then it comes back

[baldwidow]

I have had a crackiling sound in my right ear for a month now.   Since this happens when I am still, I did not associate it with TMJ nor sinus issues.   I thought it was a bug, but the nurse didn't see anything.   It doesn't really bother me, so should I waste my time with a doctor?

[LizLogan]

I've been having this constant crackling left ear for the past year. I've been to an ENT doctor several times and he tested me for hearing lose, I had a CT scan that showed chronic swelling in my ethmoid and maxillary sinuses, which from my research is a sign of sinus infection. Anyhow, I've taken everything, Nasonex, antibiotics, I tried my own homopathic remedies even by mixing purified water, sea salt, vinger, baking soda and Hydrogen Peroxide. This burned a little but it did give some relief. I was also tested for allergies that came back negative. The doctors I've noticed are useless. I go from one to another asking them for help and they can never provide an answer. While having a bout with this summer which I'm sure included a sinus infection I was perscribed an antibiotic and took clarinex, and Nasonex. It got so bad at that time that I couldn't even sleep because the crackling was so loud. I found myself getting anxiety attacks so I walked over to the ER. The infection I had must have been really bad because I had sharp shooting pains behind my left eye and my headachs would radiate from my neck like a ban of tension around my head. That's when I had the CT scan. Well here I am 12/29/2006 and again I started having this crackling a few weeks ago. This time I took Echinacea/Goldenseal which worked very well. But the symptoms always seemed to reappear when the meds wore off. Anyhow, today I purchased a Sinus Rinse www.neilmed.com which made it feel alot better until of course the ear popping started again. Well I went back on line and started doing more research and to my surprise I found something on lymphatic hypertrophy or swollen tonsils. Anyhow, to make a very long story short I took Nasonex and sprayed it on my left tonsil and guess what?? My ear crackling is gone. I will still keep my appointment with my ENT tomorrow morning but. Boy do I have a story to tell him. If this is the problem then Eureka!!! I have also noticed that I do often get those tonsiliths in my right tonsil but never in my left. These tonsiliths are really gross hardend pus that accumulate in the tonsil after infection. They can be extracted if you push on the tonsil. They smell very bad and god if you can avoid swolling them, by all means do. Honestly I think they are the root of all halitosis. Anyhow, I noticed I don't have them coming out of my left tonsil where I have the crackling ear problem and because of that it makes me wonder that there may be an infection in there that's not clearing up and may be pushing on my eustachian tube causing the crackling sounds. Anyhow, I'd like a doctor to post a comment to this. Because, like I said they haven't helped in the past maybe they can help now that I've given them a complete history and hypothsis on my problem. I should have gone to medical school.....

[idesofmarch]

I just went to see an ENT for a few problems and he took out the tiniest piece of dry skin that was lying on my ear drum.  Before that was taken out I too had crackling in  that ear especially when I was singing at church or there was loud noices around me.  I don't have that problem anymore.  Your problem might be that simple. See an ear nose & throat doctor,no other doctor will mess with the ear drum.

[Me2mommy2b]

It could be many things...it could even be your jaw...have you ever woken up with a pain in your face on the left side?  You could be grinding your teeth and believe it or not, it effects your ears as well.  Have your jaw ever locked?