I too get the pop rocks feeling. What is this. Anyone figure it out. I have chiari malformation and had surgery on my skull and spine. Have any of you had this as well. The pop rocks sound/feeling happen over a dozen times a day.
Had hissing only after spending long periods with head bent forwards. Went after straightening up, and I still get the backaches I had also as I had poor posture in private.
The same exact thing happens to me for as long as I can remember. I've asked so many friends and family and about 1-2/10 say they know what I'm talking about and get the same thing. It's a weird fizzling sound. It's so hard to explain but It happens to me in two different ways. First way is like a pop rock sound that just happens for a second in the back of my head/head almost like someone put a couple pop rock in the back of my brain (You can't feel any pain, it'z like mini tiny pop rocks popping - noise and sensation), and the second is fizzling or even a weird electric sound running through what it seems to be vains (like it feels like all my vains can feel electricity going through them) with a loudish ZING noise instead of a pop rock noise. You can hear it more than feel it. It happens to me about once every two days, can happen up too 6 in a day. Sometimes it can go a month or so without making the noises. It's interesting and makes me wonder what the heck is going on haha
I think researchers should figure it out! It's not painful, or anything. Just odd.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(anatomy)
This is what I found when I searched the Atlas Vertebra as suggested
Sorry that comment was to Jay Bigger I am new to the site as I have just googled myself the same symptoms as many of you. I have what I called crackling fluid sounds coming from the base of my skull going down into my neck. The pop rocks quote is perfect. I did suffer from migraines and now suffer from daily chronic migraines but never thought them to be associated to this. I have been having the sound for perhaps 10 yrs now and at first it was very, very frequent and now it is only occasional. I was curious of it as the doctors I've spoken to seemed unsure what may have been causing it. I also suffer from a rare disease called Trochleitis in my eyes that also encourages or triggers my migraines. I am happy to see I am not alone and not crazy lol.
i have this exact feeling but now it's continual :( the headaches make me feel so nauseous & they too are constant :( i've had it for yrs but it has gotten worse. Now my ears ache as well .... i am tired of not getting an answer from my Dr so i just put up with it. Has any one got an answer for why this is happening & what to do about it ... thanks