When the tube is not opening and closing normally it is called Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. This can cause a crackling noise in the ear when you swallow and can even cause some pressure feeling in the ear. The cause of ETD can vary. The most common cause is a sinus infection or allergies. Once these clear, the ETD should clear as well, and the crackling noise should stop.
https://www.quora.com/What-causes-a-crackling-noise-in-the-ears-when-swallowing
There are 62 conditions associated with clicking or popping sound from jaw, difficulty swallowing (mouth), difficulty swallowing (neck (front)) and dizziness.
http://symptomchecker.webmd.com/multiple-symptoms?symptoms=clicking-or-popping-sound-from-jaw|difficulty-swallowing|difficulty-swallowing|dizziness&symptomids=355|227|227|81&locations=8|7|10|2
There are some abnormalities that can cause clicking in the neck and face. One of the most common is temporo-mandibular joint dysfunction. This is a problem of the jaw joint that can cause jaw, ear, and neck pain. From the history given, this is not likely here. The hyoid can also cause a neck click.
http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/39529.htm
Now it's been nearly a month on Omeprazole and there's not much improvement, throat seems to make a 'gulp' noise when i swallow saliva (not when eating though), never did this before dec last year's throat infection.
http://www.pprune.org/medical-health/456419-throat-clicking-gulping-swallowing.html
Dec last year came down with a horrible sore throat, was unable to swallow, throat felt closed over, went on anti-biotics, seemed to improve but never fully, have had recurring sore throats since, anti-biotics twice since the first course, then visited an ENT who referred me to a Hospital ENT they used the probe to see down my throat to say there's ...
http://www.pprune.org/medical-health/456419-throat-clicking-gulping-swallowing.html
WebMD Symptom Checker helps you find the most common medical conditions indicated by the symptoms clicking or popping sound from jaw, difficulty swallowing (mouth), difficulty swallowing (neck (front)) and dizziness including Middle ear infection, Labyrinthitis, and Tonsillitis.
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Muscle spasms: Muscle spasms occurring in or around the ear can cause clicking or popping sounds. Secretory otitis media: This is an accumulation of fluid in the middle ear which can develop from an ear infection. Your ears may feel full and pop when you swallow.
http://www.belmarrahealth.com/causes-ear-popping-swallowing/
Something inside of the ear: Sometimes earwax or even a hair can get lodged in the ear, so you may experience popping when it vibrates. Removing the foreign object or earwax can offer relief. Eustachian tube dysfunction: The Eustachian tube connects the throat to the middle ear. When the lining of the tube becomes inflamed, any movement in the area causes ear popping. Temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) disorder: TMJ disorder can create sounds that seem to come from the ear, but are actually due to the disorder.
http://www.belmarrahealth.com/causes-ear-popping-swallowing/
It is such an unusual complaint. that symptoms may be dismissed as psychogenic because a cause for the problem may. not be readily apparent. We present a series of 11 cases in which all patients had an. audible clicking or popping noise in the throat associated with neck and throat pain when swal-. lowing or turning the neck.
http://ucdvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Clicking-in-the-throat.pdf
Clicking or popping sound from jaw, Difficulty swallowing (Mouth), Difficulty swallowing (Neck (front)) and Dizziness.
http://symptomchecker.webmd.com/multiple-symptoms?symptoms=clicking-or-popping-sound-from-jaw|difficulty-swallowing|difficulty-swallowing|dizziness&symptomids=355|227|227|81&locations=8|7|10|2
what causes clicking when swallowing
Muscle spasms causes clicking when swallowing.  Muscle spasms are a cause clicking when swallowing. A muscle spasm causes clicking when swallowing.  