title: Patient with audible popping sounds emanating from the ear canal.
abstract: We describe a most unusual case of a 40-year-old male who presented with audible popping sounds emanating from his left ear canal. The process of identifying the source of the sounds and treating the underlying cause is presented in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Boston University Medical Center, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: MacDonald
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001302:Audiometry, Speech; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D004431:Ear, External / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000503:physiopathology