I can make a thunder-like noise in my ear

[bob280]

I don't know if anyone else can do this but i can make a thundering sort of a noise in my ear on command. I can only do it for about 5-10 seconds. I can't stop doing it and my ears are starting to hurt. i just can't stop doing it since yesterday,it's like cracking your knuckles. I don't know how to stop and i'm afraid my ears are being damaged . Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[FunkeyPim12]

i too (15)

Can make the noise, i timed it to 20.7 seconds and after 15 orso it became harder and started to faint, it is longer and stronger/louder when i do it while yawning, only on command and i also can open and close my ears by using my nose or mouth to breathe in/out and making a clicking-like sound in my ears, liek when you swallow to open your ears in a plane, its really useful when on schooltrips in a fabric with loud machines to kind off muzzle the sound. I never had any ear problems or tubes. glad i'm not the only one :)

[felix_addams]

It's nothing uncommon, all you're doing is make your ear drum vibrate.
its only unhealthy if you abuse of it, doing it for long periods of time or constantly.
it's also part of "evolution" I guess. Genes mutate all the time most mutations are healthy and this one in particular its getting more common than ever.
perhaps a future way of communication or a different way to see our world like bats do.

[grundle]

I first started doing this when i was young, As i got better at it, i started noticing that i could control small animals with my mind. i kept honing my new found power and eventually began moving objects, larger and larger until i could move myself, i flew around the globe looking for people with the same power, now i have found what i was looking for here at webhelp.org, thank you, use your powers for good my fellow brain rumblers.

[meaowfortreats]

I use this when Im listening to music.. Its sort of like tensing my eardrum when the snare hits.. makes things sound kind of extra clear and makes bass sound like they are slamming harder aha its actually quite pleasant. I think its probably similar to how some of us can focus and unfocus our eyes at will.

[jaylesh]

I also experience this thunder spell.  However, I feel mine is more serious than you guys are experiencing.  Im 23 and this sensation I feel/hear has been going on since I was around 8.  At first I only noticed it when I would blink really tight, and then as I got older there would be more triggers, such as yawning, burping, loud high pitched noises, scratching or touching my face (sometimes the sensitivity of the touch triggers it), and also when i am in a very quiet environment, the feeling becomes for susceptible to happening opposed to being in a room with background noise (a fan or the a/c).  Also, although I can command this sensation, it also happens involuntary such as a  spasm, sometimes only happening once a day on its own, to lasting as long as a couple of hours, not continuous but every 5 mins lasting about 5 seconds each spasm.  I am afraid it is going to get to a point when either everything little movement is a trigger, or it happens involuntary indefinitely.  I am going to see a doctor and see what he has to say but in the meantime, if anyone else experiences this please reach out.  Thank you.  

[Nifferniffer]

I felt like an alien growing up because no one took me seriously when I told them that I could drum on my ear drums on command.  For the first time ever, someone believed me, because he actually heard the sounds!  I asked my bf to put his ear directly on mine and listen.  He heard the "thunder" sounds!  Although, I personally think it's more like a snare drum.  So, it CAN be heard externally...

It's becoming kind of a problem for me.  It's like my ear drums itch for that sensation and it's becoming an annoying habit.  It has caused headaches before.  These few months, I have started to forcefully exhale through my nose just to unpop my ears.  I'm starting to feel like I have torets  syndrome.  Anyone else have similar problems??