sound when moving ear

[guzmano]

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

[lymedout]

Everyone here should get tested for Lyme Disease i had this cracking sound 10 years ago now 25 and have tinitus and a list of symtoms. Im telling you get checked now and treat before its to late. i Know the exact tearing sound and i got it after staying in the countryside years ago having flu then memmory problems started it took 10 years of health declining before finding i have Lyme . The same sound my hands make , my neck my feet my elbows everywhere the same tearing/skeletal sound and i know its all related to Lyme. Some may not have it but i bet a lot of you test poss. Also testing for Lyme is very bad so see a Lyme Literate Doctor these are the only ones that know how to deal with this. Dont end up like me where it gets so late and so hard to treat and so expensive

[TEDJONESbones]

i have this often, its just your eardrum sticking to something, If u put your finger in your ear press down and just gently move your skin around and outwards you will work all the crackling out. You should hear a taut elastic band plinging sound as well as a tape peeling sound.  You will know when you have worked it out when finally there is the finishing sound of 2 rubber things stuck together finally coming apart. I smoke and am unhealthy pretty much always have a mild cold its just your ear messing up for a bit but YOU can help your poor body and fix it.

[hduylam]

I also had this annoying sound in my right ear for about 2 weeks. Nothing seemed to help easing the problem until I used a combination of mechanical and some sort of medical treatment. The products that I used are Ear drops (for the symptoms of clogged ears); Debrox earwax removal aid, and last but not least use your index finger and swiveling exaggeratedly on the outside of the eartube. This trio has helped me and I hope it will help you too!

[Thehelperofyourproblems]

I have had this noice for a couple of days and recently i decided to take action about this noise in my ear. So i stuck a bobby pin in my ear slowly and notice how that when i move the bobby pin around my ear it started to make the noise then i slowly took the bobby pin out of my ear slowly and still heard the noise as i pulled it out. My guess was it might be a hair thts somehow deep down at the end of my ear so after i took a tweezer and started trying to pull something out and so after a couple tries i pulled out a stand of hair which was the main problem. After the hair was pulled out the noise stopped. The hair that got inside of your ear maybe the problem.

[Bob99999]

I have a permanent ear tube in my right ear due to eustachan tube dysfunction and this paper crunching /crackling sound began last week whenever I push up on the bottom of my ear or move my jaw in a certain way. I saw my ENT and he removed some wax but didn't have any idea what I was talking about. He said the tube looked fine and sent me home. I tried the finger in the ear with a gentle wiggle and my head tilted toward the problem ear and that seemed to eliminate most of the crackling.

[custmodz]

Try the wiggling technique mentioned above.

I have had this crackling noise for 6 months and after reading some of the suggestions here i realized that if i put water in my ear and let it sit, upon emptying the ear it wont crackle as often or at all unless messed with.
I also noticed that moving my jaw a certain way will trigger it a LITTLE when my ear was wet (40 minutes ago).  
This makes me think its a hair somewhere or something similar, however... I'm not a doctor so my finding will make good "doctors visit chat" if serving any purpose.  Dont put it off as long as i did, You may regret waiting too long because you didnt "feel like going to the doctor" 3 hours of annoyance (or even 5 between visits whatever) is not worth your hearing.