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yeah i think i do the same thing as you with my ears. a flutter is probably the best description of it i had thought of it as clapping or clicking my ears but that is to sharp a sound to really describe it


I can do this too. It also does the same thing as yawning when your ears get blocked on a plane or driving up a steep hill. It unblocks them.


Stapedius reflex? Some can control this muscle volintarily (me as well), it dampens incoming noise by a few dB to protect the ears.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_reflex


I’m wondering if this is something different, or if it’s a more intense level of the other thing. I’m able to pop my ears without any apparent tensioning of my jaw or a yawn reflex. But I can do it while also making the rushing sound or not.


Yeah, it's two different muscles for the rumbling vs clicking. Tensor veli palatini opens the eustachian tube and makes a click. The rumbling is from the tympani.


Yeah okay, that must be something different (that I can't do) then.




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