Last year I started having problems with my left ear. It would sound like there was a lot of popping in it, then this whooshing sound for hours on end and then sometimes I would hear a "static" sound when there would be a loud noise. I went to the doctor because at first it was also hurting and there was a lot of pain on the left side of my neck. The Dr. said it was fluid behind the ear and he gave me an antibiotic and some stuff for sinus. A week later I went back and the doctor said something about the shape of the ear drum was not right, but he just gave me a nasal steroid spray and told me to take mucinex. I had to call back to get a prescription for ear drops for the pain. Another week later I went back and this time there was nothing. So, I was referred to an ENT. The ENT couldn't find anything wrong but felt like the pain in my neck was neck muscle tension. He gave me a muscle relaxer. The problem still didn't clear up so he ordered an MRI/MRA of my head and neck. That also showed nothing. I have a friend who has a brother-in-law who is an ENT so they got me to go to him. He did some further tests, but said he couldn't do anything about it, but to take three advil for 6 days in a row for any pain that would come up in the ear. I'm still having the sound whooshing sounds in my left ear and hearing static. Noone can seem to find a reason for what is going on. But I hear static in just that one ear quite a bit. I've even put a phone up to that ear when making a phone call and will hear static that goes along with the ringing of the phone! I have NO explanation for what is wrong and no way to stop it!! Can anyone help??