 [ Symptoms ] if i yawn the crackling in my ear is not so loud and sometimes goes can i get this to clear up please you have stated it could be due to my eustachian tubes causing it or it could be wax i recently swam in water in a swimming pool which was not clean my ear blocked up after and when i swallow i often hear a crackling noise i have used ear drops which have helped however i would like to clear it up some more please many thanks sheila [ Disease ] hi see my second answer sorry it wont come up without a prompt glitch on webmd