Is this what I’m experiencing?
Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve had the ability to “flex” my ears and pop them. They don’t always pop, but it sometimes works. It also makes a mild crackling when I initially flex them. After hearing about this phenomenon, I realize that if I keep flexing, I can indeed hear the rumble described.
Is the rumbles indeed something I can do, then? What do y’all think?
Also do you guys also get the crackles? Can flexing the muscle also pop your guys ears?
Posted Feb 6, 2022, 1:45 AM UTC
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The crackles are r/eustachiantubeclick.
Ah neat! Looks like I can do both.
Seems like many who can do both can also wiggle their ears, unfortunately I lack that specific ability.
After some trial and error, I can sorta rumble without the clicks, too. Neato
I'm more of a clicker than a rumbler. When I rumble it feels more like yawning with my mouth closed. I can wiggle my ears. The muscles for wiggling and clicking feel somehow similar.
Also, despite the constant equalisation, my ears can't deal with significant pressure changes for crap and I was basically a sentient ear infection as a kid.
Eustachian tube dysfunction seems to be my lot in life.
So, yay ears?
oh shoot, i think this is what i really can do. i sure dont hear a rumble. just a nice solid crack like a whip when i flex my eardrums