# Cracking and popping noise inside head **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [November 20, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/cracking-and-popping-noise-inside-head/2486 "2012-11-20T02:10:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Red](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/red/32/1471_2.png) [@Red](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Red)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/cracking-and-popping-noise-inside-head/2486/1 "2012-11-20T02:10:49Z")
When I move my neck I get this crackling or popping noise in my head. I don't know how else to explain it. Does anyone else get this? ---
**Author:** ![nmp5284](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/nmp5284/32/1463_2.png) [@nmp5284](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/nmp5284)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/cracking-and-popping-noise-inside-head/2486/2 "2012-11-20T03:03:23Z")
Do you experience pain with it? I have "popping" in my neck all the time. Sometimes it even feels like it's "stuck" and I have to move my neck to get it to pop. It's pretty painful. ---
**Author:** ![Jen\_H](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/jen_h/32/1199_2.png) [@Jen\_H](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Jen_H)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/cracking-and-popping-noise-inside-head/2486/3 "2012-11-20T04:56:01Z")
I crack and pop a lot post surgery. Not that it's right...but I do it as well. ---
**Author:** ![Dylan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/dylan/32/1324_2.png) [@Dylan](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Dylan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/cracking-and-popping-noise-inside-head/2486/4 "2012-11-20T06:55:49Z")
I have this problem, too. Sometimes only I hear them and sometimes the click can be heard across the room. They never hurt, but they are a bit unsettling at times. ---
**Author:** ![Di1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/di1/32/1001_2.png) [@Di1](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Di1)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/cracking-and-popping-noise-inside-head/2486/5 "2012-11-20T15:22:30Z")
Yes I get it also and it is extremely unsettling. Mine is on the right side at the base of my skull, where my PT can feel that 2 ligaments are lax and my upper cervical spine is unstable. I've tried telling many NS about it and they just dismiss it. All I can think of is that it's b/c my skull is shifting out of place and it's probably bone rubbing on bone. ---
**Author:** ![mistersplinter](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/mistersplinter/32/1474_2.png) [@mistersplinter](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/mistersplinter)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/cracking-and-popping-noise-inside-head/2486/6 "2012-11-20T17:04:13Z")
I have this problem as well. Back pre-op, I actually had to force my neck to pop and crack, now all I have to do is run my head and neck through their range of motion and I sound like a bowl of Rice Crispies. I know that it is probably not the best thing for my spine(I have Degen Disc as well), but durned if it doesn't give a bit of relief from the tightness I always feel in my neck. ---
**Author:** ![Red](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/red/32/1471_2.png) [@Red](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Red)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/cracking-and-popping-noise-inside-head/2486/7 "2012-11-21T00:54:26Z")
nmp5284 said: > Do you experience pain with it? I have "popping" in my neck all the time. Sometimes it even feels like it's "stuck" and I have to move my neck to get it to pop. It's pretty painful. > > It isn't really painful when it pops, but my neck muscles are so tight. I get pain in my upper back as well, along with a headache everyday. ---
**Author:** ![suziedo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/suziedo/32/1418_2.png) [@suziedo](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/suziedo)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/cracking-and-popping-noise-inside-head/2486/8 "2012-11-21T01:28:37Z")
I get this too, It seems like more than just a normal joint popping. sometimes it's just there and sometimes I feel like I need it to crack and pop ---
**Author:** ![EmilyAlice](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/emilyalice/32/794_2.png) [@EmilyAlice](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/EmilyAlice)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/cracking-and-popping-noise-inside-head/2486/9 "2012-11-21T01:39:24Z")
Definitely, mostly happens when I straighten my head, I.e. tuck my chin. This is always followed by a swooshing sound, like fluid squirting. Anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![mistersplinter](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/mistersplinter/32/1474_2.png) [@mistersplinter](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/mistersplinter)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/cracking-and-popping-noise-inside-head/2486/10 "2012-11-21T17:49:29Z")
Red said: > nmp5284 said: > > > Do you experience pain with it? I have "popping" in my neck all the time. Sometimes it even feels like it's "stuck" and I have to move my neck to get it to pop. It's pretty painful. > > > > It isn't really painful when it pops, but my neck muscles are so tight. I get pain in my upper back as well, along with a headache everyday. > > > > The cracking and popping is usually not painful (every now and again a really bad one will tweak a bit) but it is more like you said...the popping seems to lessen the tension that I always feel in my neck. My neck STAYS tense...I have tried all sorts of things from acupuncture to meds but nothing works for long. ---
**Author:** ![Kristi\_W](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/kristi_w/32/1486_2.png) [@Kristi\_W](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Kristi_W)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/cracking-and-popping-noise-inside-head/2486/11 "2012-11-28T04:58:48Z")
I get this also. Mine isn’t painful just strange. I thought it was just me. Sometimes it happens when I yawn. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/ben_chiari_community/original/2X/e/e30900c8db9e7859445c45df1a93b72099e1b777.png) [@system](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/cracking-and-popping-noise-inside-head/2486/12 "2012-11-28T14:13:31Z")
I haven't had decompression -- but I have tons of Snap Crackle, and Pops every time I turn my head side to side. More so when I turn towards my left. ---
**Author:** ![suziedo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/suziedo/32/1418_2.png) [@suziedo](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/suziedo)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/cracking-and-popping-noise-inside-head/2486/13 "2012-11-28T14:15:59Z")
I just looked up Arnica and it looks like it would be great for the back of my neck. Only question, does it smell?