Tinnitus
Why is it clicking in my ear? This question is often asked on the forums. There are also many answers, but otolaryngologists explain this phenomenon best of all. Click - the same noise, only sharp. If it doesn’t bother you much and happens rarely, then you don’t have to worry. Sometimes the jaw, the upper cartilage, behaves this way, only the people around you do not notice this, but the ear caught the sound. But when tinnitus becomes frequent or constant, it is worth waiting in line and getting an appointment with a doctor.
When to ring the bells
Worry when the frequency of the noise starts to fluctuate: low hum, high beep, click in the ear, even when you are at rest. Subjective noise (only you hear it) is often a form of otitis media. Try to pull your earlobe down: if you experience pain, then it's time to see a doctor, otitis externa is not ruled out. With inflammation of the middle ear, this phenomenon is rare.
Symptom of disease
If the ear clicks, noise starts, then this is not a disease, but a symptom of the disease. The auditory nerve sends an impulse to the brain, so it perceives any sound as noise of a certain frequency. So do not panic if periodic clicksoccur when walking, eating or talking. It is worth worrying when such a phenomenon is accompanied by pain inside the ear.
Normal reaction
Often clicks in the ear due to sharp muscle contractions. This happens during their spasm. The 1st or 2nd muscles attached to the auditory tube contract sharply, pushing out air, which we perceive as a short, dull shot. If such a phenomenon occurs in the posterior part of the nasal cavity, then with a runny nose, a click is a normal reaction to the passage of mucus near the Eustachian tube. Her swelling may also be causing the clicks.
Muscles of the middle ear
Nature has awarded the middle ear with two types of muscles: the stirrup, which is attached to the organ of the same name, and the tension, which connects the eardrum with the malleus. If these muscles contract for no apparent reason, and not in response to a sharp sound, then the auditory ossicles produce short-term sounds in the form of clicks. Naturally, such phenomena cause concern, but if it clicks in the ear without pain, then the symptom of the disease is not serious. It will pass on its own if you do not start self-medicating. A patient of one of the Russian clinics, having a special shell shape, tried to get rid of this syndrome with the help of melted goose fat. As a result, she got otitis media and became a little deaf.
Spasm of the throat
Less common are noises that cause spasm of the pharynx. The muscles of the pharynx, attached to the auditory tube, tend to contract sharply, so when you swallow saliva, you hear rhythmicclicks. Palatal myoclonus responds well to relaxants.
If muscle spasms do not go away for a long time, then a couple to intervene with an otolaryngologist, and in exceptional cases a scalpel may be needed. Those who had to endure the intersection of spasmodic muscles in the ear no longer complained of he alth.
Q&A
Some time ago, on one of the forums, an otolaryngologist was asked a typical question: “If a runny nose does not go away for a week, clicks and rustling are heard in the ear, then what actions should be taken?” Lore replied: “Most likely, you have swelling of the auditory tube. Unlock it - get rid of discomfort. Before you are examined by a doctor, drip your nose with vasoconstrictor drugs, such as Nazivin or Galazolin, and then follow the instructions of a specialist.
