Guest guest Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Sounds so familar. This sounds like me all the time. I have RA, OA, Fibro and DDD (degenerative disc disease.) Personally I think the last one is the culprit. There is such crunching in my neck all the time. Some days I cannot even hold my neck upright. And it will come on so quickley. Nothing seems to help the pain. I may be wrong, but this is what I feel it is. I have no discs left in my spine. SO every move I make is crunchy and snap crackel pop. It makes a rough morning. Hope this helped. Judith Ann lisake40 <lisaestill@...> wrote: Hello all- I wanted to know if anyone else shares this experience with me: my neck makes these crackling noises, sounds like bones cracking. I don't think other people can hear it-something I hear inside my head. It doesn't hurt at all - the sound is just disconcerting. Is it the RA? Could I be getting osteoporosis? I'm 40 years old, RA for five years, on various doses of prednisone most of the time. Does anyone else have a crackling neck??????? in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Sounds so familar. This sounds like me all the time. I have RA, OA, Fibro and DDD (degenerative disc disease.) Personally I think the last one is the culprit. There is such crunching in my neck all the time. Some days I cannot even hold my neck upright. And it will come on so quickley. Nothing seems to help the pain. I may be wrong, but this is what I feel it is. I have no discs left in my spine. SO every move I make is crunchy and snap crackel pop. It makes a rough morning. Hope this helped. Judith Ann lisake40 <lisaestill@...> wrote: Hello all- I wanted to know if anyone else shares this experience with me: my neck makes these crackling noises, sounds like bones cracking. I don't think other people can hear it-something I hear inside my head. It doesn't hurt at all - the sound is just disconcerting. Is it the RA? Could I be getting osteoporosis? I'm 40 years old, RA for five years, on various doses of prednisone most of the time. Does anyone else have a crackling neck??????? in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Hi . My ankles, knees, neck and especially my elbows - crack/pop all the time. Sometimes the joint gets temporarily locked or stuck, and it finally releases with a forceful crack. Oh, the fun of RA.....lol > Hello all- > I wanted to know if anyone else shares this experience with me: my > neck makes these crackling noises, sounds like bones cracking. I don't > think other people can hear it-something I hear inside my head. It > doesn't hurt at all - the sound is just disconcerting. Is it the RA? > Could I be getting osteoporosis? I'm 40 years old, RA for five years, > on various doses of prednisone most of the time. Does anyone else have > a crackling neck??????? > in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Hi . My ankles, knees, neck and especially my elbows - crack/pop all the time. Sometimes the joint gets temporarily locked or stuck, and it finally releases with a forceful crack. Oh, the fun of RA.....lol > Hello all- > I wanted to know if anyone else shares this experience with me: my > neck makes these crackling noises, sounds like bones cracking. I don't > think other people can hear it-something I hear inside my head. It > doesn't hurt at all - the sound is just disconcerting. Is it the RA? > Could I be getting osteoporosis? I'm 40 years old, RA for five years, > on various doses of prednisone most of the time. Does anyone else have > a crackling neck??????? > in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Hi , My neck doesn't pop, but it seems everything else does. My legs really make noise, so lets say I can't sneak up on anyone, Tawny > Hello all- > I wanted to know if anyone else shares this experience with me: my > neck makes these crackling noises, sounds like bones cracking. I don't > think other people can hear it-something I hear inside my head. It > doesn't hurt at all - the sound is just disconcerting. Is it the RA? > Could I be getting osteoporosis? I'm 40 years old, RA for five years, > on various doses of prednisone most of the time. Does anyone else have > a crackling neck??????? > in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Hi , My neck doesn't pop, but it seems everything else does. My legs really make noise, so lets say I can't sneak up on anyone, Tawny > Hello all- > I wanted to know if anyone else shares this experience with me: my > neck makes these crackling noises, sounds like bones cracking. I don't > think other people can hear it-something I hear inside my head. It > doesn't hurt at all - the sound is just disconcerting. Is it the RA? > Could I be getting osteoporosis? I'm 40 years old, RA for five years, > on various doses of prednisone most of the time. Does anyone else have > a crackling neck??????? > in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 , I don't have it in my neck, but I do in my shoulders. That is where my RA is the worst. But you can here mine pop. Beth(AR) --- lisake40 <lisaestill@...> wrote: > Hello all- > I wanted to know if anyone else shares this > experience with me: my > neck makes these crackling noises, sounds like bones > cracking. I don't > think other people can hear it-something I hear > inside my head. It > doesn't hurt at all - the sound is just > disconcerting. Is it the RA? > Could I be getting osteoporosis? I'm 40 years old, > RA for five years, > on various doses of prednisone most of the time. > Does anyone else have > a crackling neck??????? > in Texas > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 , I don't have it in my neck, but I do in my shoulders. That is where my RA is the worst. But you can here mine pop. Beth(AR) --- lisake40 <lisaestill@...> wrote: > Hello all- > I wanted to know if anyone else shares this > experience with me: my > neck makes these crackling noises, sounds like bones > cracking. I don't > think other people can hear it-something I hear > inside my head. It > doesn't hurt at all - the sound is just > disconcerting. Is it the RA? > Could I be getting osteoporosis? I'm 40 years old, > RA for five years, > on various doses of prednisone most of the time. > Does anyone else have > a crackling neck??????? > in Texas > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 I have always had tons of crackling. I cannot sneak up on people cuz all my joints make so much noise. (it is called crepitus) > Hello all- > I wanted to know if anyone else shares this experience with me: my > neck makes these crackling noises, sounds like bones cracking. I don't > think other people can hear it-something I hear inside my head. It > doesn't hurt at all - the sound is just disconcerting. Is it the RA? > Could I be getting osteoporosis? I'm 40 years old, RA for five years, > on various doses of prednisone most of the time. Does anyone else have > a crackling neck??????? > in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 I have always had tons of crackling. I cannot sneak up on people cuz all my joints make so much noise. (it is called crepitus) > Hello all- > I wanted to know if anyone else shares this experience with me: my > neck makes these crackling noises, sounds like bones cracking. I don't > think other people can hear it-something I hear inside my head. It > doesn't hurt at all - the sound is just disconcerting. Is it the RA? > Could I be getting osteoporosis? I'm 40 years old, RA for five years, > on various doses of prednisone most of the time. Does anyone else have > a crackling neck??????? > in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Mine has been crackling for about 2 months, and for about a month before that (but stopped). It is driving me NUTS. I also have the sensation of the need to stretch or " pop " my neck on the right side, and soreness on the left. My Dr. didn't feel anything, and sent me to a chiropractor. He's ordering xrays...the thinks there is something going on, but doesn't know what. He's treating it with electrotherapy and ultrasound therapy for now. It does feel better immediately after treatment, but comes back within a day or two. Now he's on vacation for a week and a half, and I'm slowly going insane! It is keeping me up half the night constantly trying to stretch and relief that dang sensation! Argh! > Hello all- > I wanted to know if anyone else shares this experience with me: my > neck makes these crackling noises, sounds like bones cracking. I don't > think other people can hear it-something I hear inside my head. It > doesn't hurt at all - the sound is just disconcerting. Is it the RA? > Could I be getting osteoporosis? I'm 40 years old, RA for five years, > on various doses of prednisone most of the time. Does anyone else have > a crackling neck??????? > in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Mine has been crackling for about 2 months, and for about a month before that (but stopped). It is driving me NUTS. I also have the sensation of the need to stretch or " pop " my neck on the right side, and soreness on the left. My Dr. didn't feel anything, and sent me to a chiropractor. He's ordering xrays...the thinks there is something going on, but doesn't know what. He's treating it with electrotherapy and ultrasound therapy for now. It does feel better immediately after treatment, but comes back within a day or two. Now he's on vacation for a week and a half, and I'm slowly going insane! It is keeping me up half the night constantly trying to stretch and relief that dang sensation! Argh! > Hello all- > I wanted to know if anyone else shares this experience with me: my > neck makes these crackling noises, sounds like bones cracking. I don't > think other people can hear it-something I hear inside my head. It > doesn't hurt at all - the sound is just disconcerting. Is it the RA? > Could I be getting osteoporosis? I'm 40 years old, RA for five years, > on various doses of prednisone most of the time. Does anyone else have > a crackling neck??????? > in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Dear , Howdy! Boy, YES! Do I ever! My neck is a mess! And a noisy one at that -and I think most of the time I am the only one who can hear it. But what troubles me a little about your " noisy neck, " is when you say: " Is it the RA? Could I be getting osteoporosis? I'm 40 years old, RA for five years, on various doses of prednisone most of the time. " Prednisone is a huge culprit for osteoporosis, as you may know. Have you had a baseline bone density scan? And I don't mean one of those " wham-Bam! " scans that only reads the ankle! I mean the REAL ones: they measure densities in the upper, mid, and lower spine, and the hips. Anyone on on-again, off-again Prednisone should be scanned every two years (especially with high risk factors: early menapause, on thyroid replacement, dont take calcium and vitamin D, female- obviously) OsteoPenia, osteoporosises pre-curser, can be noisy with creaks, cracks, and pops, but generally is not painful. Osteoporosis, on the other hand, can be VERY painful. Amount of " noise " is NOT indicative of severity of disease process, though pain can be, especially w/ osteoporosis as it can indicate damage due to inflammation and/or fractures. Hope this helps > Hello all- > I wanted to know if anyone else shares this experience with me: my > neck makes these crackling noises, sounds like bones cracking. I don't > think other people can hear it-something I hear inside my head. It > doesn't hurt at all - the sound is just disconcerting. Is it the RA? > Could I be getting osteoporosis? I'm 40 years old, RA for five years, > on various doses of prednisone most of the time. Does anyone else have > a crackling neck??????? > in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Dear , Howdy! Boy, YES! Do I ever! My neck is a mess! And a noisy one at that -and I think most of the time I am the only one who can hear it. But what troubles me a little about your " noisy neck, " is when you say: " Is it the RA? Could I be getting osteoporosis? I'm 40 years old, RA for five years, on various doses of prednisone most of the time. " Prednisone is a huge culprit for osteoporosis, as you may know. Have you had a baseline bone density scan? And I don't mean one of those " wham-Bam! " scans that only reads the ankle! I mean the REAL ones: they measure densities in the upper, mid, and lower spine, and the hips. Anyone on on-again, off-again Prednisone should be scanned every two years (especially with high risk factors: early menapause, on thyroid replacement, dont take calcium and vitamin D, female- obviously) OsteoPenia, osteoporosises pre-curser, can be noisy with creaks, cracks, and pops, but generally is not painful. Osteoporosis, on the other hand, can be VERY painful. Amount of " noise " is NOT indicative of severity of disease process, though pain can be, especially w/ osteoporosis as it can indicate damage due to inflammation and/or fractures. Hope this helps > Hello all- > I wanted to know if anyone else shares this experience with me: my > neck makes these crackling noises, sounds like bones cracking. I don't > think other people can hear it-something I hear inside my head. It > doesn't hurt at all - the sound is just disconcerting. Is it the RA? > Could I be getting osteoporosis? I'm 40 years old, RA for five years, > on various doses of prednisone most of the time. Does anyone else have > a crackling neck??????? > in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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