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sound when moving ear
About two weeks ago I started hearing a "crumpling paper" sound inside my ear right whenever I move the ear with the ear muscle or when i pull it upwards manually or when I move the lower jaw from side to side.
There is no water in my ear, no infection and no wax build up (I just came back from my family doctor) and my hearing is not impaired and I have no pain. I have not had any cold for the past few months and I have not injured myself in that ear or anything like that. This just started out of the blue.
Why am I hearing this sound as if I have water and why is it not going away after two weeks?
Is this a sign of a lesion in the cochlea or ear drum that my family doctor has not been able to detect?
What are the internal ear conditions, diseases or lesions that could be consistent with these symptoms?
Thank you
There is no water in my ear, no infection and no wax build up (I just came back from my family doctor) and my hearing is not impaired and I have no pain. I have not had any cold for the past few months and I have not injured myself in that ear or anything like that. This just started out of the blue.
Why am I hearing this sound as if I have water and why is it not going away after two weeks?
Is this a sign of a lesion in the cochlea or ear drum that my family doctor has not been able to detect?
What are the internal ear conditions, diseases or lesions that could be consistent with these symptoms?
Thank you
Haha, astonishingly insightful comment :)
well i will have to say, it worked for me as well. had the crinkling sound for awhile went away but had recently came back. did sleekgeeks suggestion..to my surprise..gone!! for how long, that will be the test :)
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
I'm 17 and I have the same crackling sound in the right ear. My hearing is also what I can best describe as foggy, and it's giving me headaches. Sometimes I get dizzy too. I don't have any hobbies or jobs that require pressure change. The only activity I do that I can imagine having a negative impact on my ear is listening to loud live music. I clean my ears daily so I know it's not wax build up. I am going to see my doctor ASAP but she is on vacation at the moment.
Hey sxst,
Chiro sounds like it might relieve some of these symptoms? Do you clench your jaw at night? or find any stiffness? and in your neck? If I pull my left ear down to my shoulder to stretch my neck, it feels as though my right ear drum is being stretched out creating a sound like rubbing a microphone. This makes me think it is mechanical. I'm getting this paper sound from the smallest movement of my ear drum (sound induced or by moving my jaw). I've been looking into white noise treatment as well. I'm assuming you've had your ears checked for sound tolerance? I'm wondering if you've made any more progress?
Thanks
Chiro sounds like it might relieve some of these symptoms? Do you clench your jaw at night? or find any stiffness? and in your neck? If I pull my left ear down to my shoulder to stretch my neck, it feels as though my right ear drum is being stretched out creating a sound like rubbing a microphone. This makes me think it is mechanical. I'm getting this paper sound from the smallest movement of my ear drum (sound induced or by moving my jaw). I've been looking into white noise treatment as well. I'm assuming you've had your ears checked for sound tolerance? I'm wondering if you've made any more progress?
Thanks
I can relate to everyone here. I have a similar issue. I have this issue in my left ear - I think as the result of swimmer's ear as a kid. (I'm 30 now.) Loud music will cause a static sound in my left ear. My problem now, however, is a recent traumatic perforation (4 mm) of my right eardrum. It happened in Sept. 2014 and took two months to fill in, but now I'm plagued with a broken speaker sound when I swallow. Clicking in the morning when I wake up, followed by popping in that ear every time I swallow. The crackling (and broken speaker sounds) bothers me the worst, though. Seen 4 ENTs. The third claims the epithelial tissue that healed over needs time to regain tensile strength. The fourth (seen yesterday) thinks it's inflammation of my inner ear nerves that's heightening those middle ear sounds and gave me prednisone (an oral steroid). Does anyone have any experience like this? I feel like I'm totally alone here. Causing me a lot of anxiety/stress every day because I have to hear it every time I swallow and my eustachian tube opens up. (Noise only in the damaged right ear.) Please ... if you know anything that can help ... please respond. It would mean the world to me.
Chris
Chris
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Chris, your not alone. Whatever is causing all these problems, with everyone i don't know, but i know what is causing mine. Paper plastic sounds, from bed bug nymphs. Stayed at motel that was infested and never knew the bites on back were from bb. Badbedbugs.com info helped me understand some, but this sound got me looking fore answers.They are leaving a white silicon like substance in my ears and nose. Peroxide helps some but not all. It took 3 months before i pulled the first nymph bb out of my nose. Nightmare had begun. No help from ENT Dr. as expected. Seen comment on here, telling someone to ask there Dr. to make a prescription nasal spray with Ivermectin, that is the first sign of hope, i have seen. My dogs are also going thru this as well. These bugs are very good at hiding and are no longer ectoparasites. Maybe after we bug bombed, is when they stated to live on there host, or thats how they left the motel with us. After putting alchol in my ear after feeling a fullness or pressure, then there severe pressure pain, felt like it went thru my eardrum. I will keep fighting this and always Faith Over Fear!!
It's always important to post results after you read this stuff... I think as mentioned most do not.
For those who don't like long posts... the tip is: Flush your ear correctly. It will do exactly what the "finger wiggle" trick is doing for some, but it will be permanent, have less risk and is better for your ear anyway.
What happened.
I had this exact problem without any new variations. The sound, happened when I moved my ear and/or jaw I hear the sound. No pain or signs of infection or fluid build up.
Things I tried:
I tried the Mucinex and other decongestants for a week or so. No results.
I tried carefully cleaning with cotton swabs (repeatedly). No results.
I tried the finger in your ear wiggly thing. Temporary, but not lasting results. Basically I could change the sensitivity (how easily/often I would hear it) and even in the "intensity" or "loudness" of the sound, but it wasn't going away. This was the best tip up until I did what I'd recommend most do.
A real ear flush. This worked permanently, and I use that word for a reason.
After knowing the problem, I've Googled this symptom with a few extra keywords, and for most people here it is likely the exact thing already mentioned here: a hair or foreign object is resting close to, or even touching your ear drum. The sound is this item moving. The sound everyone describes is not so much like "paper crumbling" but more like what happens if you rub across a microphone... this is closer to what is actually happening to you.
For some this can be a stray hair. It can be a hair from inside your ear that has grown in the wrong direction, it can be either of these combined with some ear wax that has trapped it in it's current position and all of that. It could just as easily be some small foreign object with the same issues.
So... I bought a generic flush kit from my local grocery store. It's basically a small dropper bottle full of olive oil (only ingredient listed on the bottle) that you put a few drops in, for a few minutes to dislodge and lubricate the entire canal. After a few minutes of that, you use the only other thing in the kit... a flush bottle. This is the ideal tool for this problem. It's a little bottle that you squeeze, but it has a special tip on it that squirts water in multiple directions.. none of which is directly at you ear drum. This is important. Anyway, I flushed with warm water a few times and let it drain.
Beside the fact that the sound completely stopped at this point, I used a cotton swab to clean/dry the canal a little... and other than only minor color (olive oil most likely) only one thing came out. A super tiny 1cm or so pice of hair. And then I remembered my hair cut about 2 weeks ago when this started.
It's worth noting... I am NOT a doctor.
For those who don't like long posts... the tip is: Flush your ear correctly. It will do exactly what the "finger wiggle" trick is doing for some, but it will be permanent, have less risk and is better for your ear anyway.
What happened.
I had this exact problem without any new variations. The sound, happened when I moved my ear and/or jaw I hear the sound. No pain or signs of infection or fluid build up.
Things I tried:
I tried the Mucinex and other decongestants for a week or so. No results.
I tried carefully cleaning with cotton swabs (repeatedly). No results.
I tried the finger in your ear wiggly thing. Temporary, but not lasting results. Basically I could change the sensitivity (how easily/often I would hear it) and even in the "intensity" or "loudness" of the sound, but it wasn't going away. This was the best tip up until I did what I'd recommend most do.
A real ear flush. This worked permanently, and I use that word for a reason.
After knowing the problem, I've Googled this symptom with a few extra keywords, and for most people here it is likely the exact thing already mentioned here: a hair or foreign object is resting close to, or even touching your ear drum. The sound is this item moving. The sound everyone describes is not so much like "paper crumbling" but more like what happens if you rub across a microphone... this is closer to what is actually happening to you.
For some this can be a stray hair. It can be a hair from inside your ear that has grown in the wrong direction, it can be either of these combined with some ear wax that has trapped it in it's current position and all of that. It could just as easily be some small foreign object with the same issues.
So... I bought a generic flush kit from my local grocery store. It's basically a small dropper bottle full of olive oil (only ingredient listed on the bottle) that you put a few drops in, for a few minutes to dislodge and lubricate the entire canal. After a few minutes of that, you use the only other thing in the kit... a flush bottle. This is the ideal tool for this problem. It's a little bottle that you squeeze, but it has a special tip on it that squirts water in multiple directions.. none of which is directly at you ear drum. This is important. Anyway, I flushed with warm water a few times and let it drain.
Beside the fact that the sound completely stopped at this point, I used a cotton swab to clean/dry the canal a little... and other than only minor color (olive oil most likely) only one thing came out. A super tiny 1cm or so pice of hair. And then I remembered my hair cut about 2 weeks ago when this started.
It's worth noting... I am NOT a doctor.
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