Ears Popping When Swallowing, Chewing or Yawning... Why?

[Kyle Cullen]

Why do my ears pop whenever I swallow, chew or yawn? Does it have something with the eustachian tubes? And could that be causing my tinnitus if it is?

 

[Roko]

I have the same problem, but mostly in my left ear... Are you able to mask your tinnitus?

 

[Mark Griffin]

That's your Eustachian tubes opening and closing. Perfectly normal.

 

[earproblems]

If you are experiencing ear fullness from tinnitus, will you also be able to hear your ears click when you swallow?

 

[GregCA]

Don't worry about inner ear fluid. It's supposed to be there. It's called endolymph and perilymph. See http://www.cochlea.eu/en/cochlea/cochlear-fluids - you'd be in bad shape if you didn't have inner ear fluid.

What you probably refer to is middle ear fluid. That's less welcome there. The middle ear is the part behind the ear drum, that sometimes gets filled with fluid/pus. It affects the mobility of the drum/ossicles and can therefore show up as conductive losses. It can give an impression of ear fullness too.

 

[earproblems]

Thanks for the reply.