Can anyone else flex their temple muscles and hear "thunder" in their inner ears?

[LucyParsons]

My boyfriend thinks I'm crazy.

[commander bunnypants]

1. I think it sounds more like the ocean

CB

[DarkTirade]

2. It's a blood flow thing.

That only happens to me when I have a headache though.

[LucyParsons]

3. I can just sort of flex my temple muscles, eyes opened or closed, and hear it

Sometimes I do it on accident. I'd never even thought about this possibly being weird until like two weeks ago. It practically blots out any outside noise.

[kay1864]

4. Only if I breathe out through my nose as well

Either way, the flexing thing is a useful technique when you fly. Equalizes the inner-ear pressure.

[av8rdave]

5. Yes...I think it's a thunder sound as well

I always assumed it was just the sound of all the muscle fiber contracting that close to your skull/ears.

[Iggo]

6. yOU AIN'T CRAZY...(N/T)

[otherlander]

7. I can do that.

[RadiationTherapy]

8. yes...yes.. YES! I am not crazy!!

Not by that measure anyways.

[trackfan]

9. Yep. n/t

[Bucky]

10. Not thunder, but the ambient sound in my ear takes a higher pitch when I "grip" with my jaw muscle