Why is my Ear Creaking?

I can't keep mithering the doctor with my ridiculous physical foibles, so I'll mither you lot instead.

My ear keeps creaking!

When I move my jaw, when I massage the skin around my ear, when I move my head... it creaks. And sometimes it clicks.

There seems to be something in there, but whatever it is it's out of reach. Wax would be the obvious choice, I guess.

But what if I'm dying or going deaf? What if that and all the other weird things going on in my body all add up to some rare but fatal disease?

Reassurance or panic-mongering in the comments box, please. Especially if it's anecdotal and/or ill-informed.


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