2006-09-07 09:44:40 · 14 answers · asked by Candy 5 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Well I'm 54 and I can tell you that gentle crunching sound you get when you move your head is the least of you worries :o)
2006-09-07 09:53:20 · answer #1 · answered by Peter W 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My neck makes a sound like a ratchet being turned every now and then, because, I have a condition called cervical spondylitis, or, crumbling of the spine.
It's possible this is what you have as well. An X-ray will tell.
If it hurts at times, and affects the way way you have to sit and sleep, is stiff and causes difficulty in turning one side or another, go get it checked out.
Mine came from a serious road accident... a car crash, back in 1973, when another car cut across the main road I was travelling at 60+ mph. I broke the windscreen with my head, my arm hooked underneath the steering column, and prevented me from being thrown out, and burst and artery inside my elbow (no seat belt law then) and I landed on the steering column and snapped it in half with my jaw, then, went up again and down, and landed on the half steering column left with my chest.
A miracle occurred that day, in answer to my instant prayer... and saved my life.
But payback came, with spondylitis, in my middle age.
If you've ever had a past accident that afforded whiplash, this could very well be the answer to your query!
2006-09-07 10:02:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do. Have you fallen, or half-fallen at all? I have also fallen twice and jerked my shoulder and neck. It sometimes makes this sound. At first it did it a lot, then over 12 months it has calmed down. Can't remember what my GP told me was the reason. I really am accident prone, if there is a brick in the road, I would be looking the other way as I crossed, and trip over it.
Another thought - do you go out with wet hair? If so, you can get arthritis in the neck.
2006-09-07 09:55:41 · answer #3 · answered by Student 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do. I figure it is calcium build up between my vertebra. Don't know if that is true or not. I try moving my head slowly from left to right as if I were saying no. If I do that several times a day over time the sound lessens. You didn't mention your age. That might be a concern if you are fairly young.
2006-09-07 09:52:39 · answer #4 · answered by dkrgrand 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes i had that (still do a bit) for years i got fed up with it as it burnt after a while (deep heat rub sorted it) i went to see a chiropractor 4 times cost me £100.00 its 80% better now. turns out it was scar tissue from a whiplash injury i received 6 years before. when you move your neck it rubs over the internal scar causing friction and the noise.
2006-09-07 09:58:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People get crunchy hair that put a lot of product in it. I'd say that's why. Try using just like a leave-in conditioner or something alittle lighter and not hair spray.
I just reread it, sorry, head, not hair.
Sometimes that happens to me, it's just a temporary stiff neck, if it keeps happening, I'd check into some sort of doctor.
2006-09-07 09:47:41 · answer #6 · answered by Ashley 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yep, perfectly normal i think. my vertabrae all click apart when i stretch my back too. and my wrists crunch. and my knees and ankles. That is normal. Perfectly.
Right?!
2006-09-07 09:50:13 · answer #7 · answered by neogriff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get this I heard its the start of arthritus.
2006-09-07 12:13:57 · answer #8 · answered by RACHEL D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sitting next to a bear..?
2006-09-08 02:17:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what do you mean grisly
2006-09-07 09:55:36 · answer #10 · answered by firefly 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋