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Posted 7/21/2012 3:27 AM (GMT -8)
I keep reading that when people with Lyme turn their head back and forth it sounds like "rice crispys" in their neck. To me it sounds more like taking a rolling pin, putting sand paper on it and rolling it on a counter top.
Posted 7/21/2012 5:46 AM (GMT -8)
Yes,I'm with your description,pretty much sums it up , LOL, Funnily enough,my knees which are much more painful make more subtle noises,sort of crackling like the rustling of a bag of crisps ,if it wasn't so awful,it would be highly amusing.
Posted 7/21/2012 5:53 AM (GMT -8)
I have this too. What exactly is making that sound?
Posted 7/21/2012 11:29 AM (GMT -8)
Yep, I have this in my neck & knees--drives me crazy!!  Also my neck is very "stiff"--I can't just relax it & let it roll on my shoulders.
Posted 7/21/2012 7:34 PM (GMT -8)
I'm going to go with bubble wrap!
Posted 7/23/2012 6:34 AM (GMT -8)
The rolling pin on sandpaper hits the mark for describing my neck sounds.
OR

Pour a little salt on a granite countertop and crush it with the back of a spoon.
Posted 8/4/2012 12:58 PM (GMT -8)
For Dowa, your not alone
Posted 8/4/2012 3:03 PM (GMT -8)
I see that. I did not see your post today when I posted my question or I would not have asked it. Seems it quite common in the neck to have inflammation, etc. Thanks~
Posted 8/5/2012 8:18 AM (GMT -8)
I was just sitting here reading the new comments on neck noises,when I let out an almighty sneeze,I swear that the strength of my sneeze caused a noise in my neck that was unbelievable !I can only compare it to branches snapping in the wind,I really thought that I had dislocated something and was frightened to move-false alarm LOL:strangely enough it seems to have done me good,I feel less stiff. Maybe we should all start sneeze theraphy.
Posted 10/12/2012 1:22 AM (GMT -8)
I have just rediscovered this post, it is interesting to see the connection between inflamation and the crazy noises that affected joints can produce.

I had these cracking sounds for many months in my neck and knees,since the inflammation has receeded they have become much less noticable.

Do any other members suffering from severe pain also experience this?
Posted 10/12/2012 7:15 AM (GMT -8)
Do you mean when the inflammation goes down, there's less pain?
Posted 10/12/2012 7:26 AM (GMT -8)
No, I mean when the inflammation goes down, there's less crunching and grinding ( I sound like a piece of industrial machinery)
Posted 10/12/2012 9:23 AM (GMT -8)
LOL!! Yeppers!! Same here!!

There are many natural things that can help bring down the inflammation, people! Although as Borderlyme has said, it's always wise to check to be sure that the natural products won't interfere or interact with your other meds - naturaldatabase.therapeuticresearch.com/%28X%281%29S%280tlzm055yfcam3555i4v102a%29%29/nd/Search.aspx?s=ND&cs=&pt=7&rli=1&sh=

Of course there are other "drug and supplement checkers out there!!

These infections cause lots of inflammation, especially in the nervous system.This is why using anti inflammatories will frequently help our pain levels.

Inflammation in the muscles - which lots of us have!- is part of why our muscles ache so much. Using those muscles, as much as we can bare to anyway - will help work out some of the inflammation.

The exception that I have found is the neck/shoulders area. That's a gift that just keeps on giving!! -right! not funny! - I have the "Lyme shrug" that keeps on coming back. The muscles in my neck/shoulders stay really tight, eventually causing my shoulders to rise in a shrug - only they stay there! Ouchy!! Heat often helps soothe the area - and some topical creams ("Icy-hot", Bengay, Aspercream and such), but I have yet to find much that really helps the muscles relax long term. Should anyone know of something, I'll tell ya - I'm soooo ready for help with this!!!! ARG!!!!
Posted 10/12/2012 9:37 AM (GMT -8)
A Lyme shrug- sounds like something posh for keeping your shoulders warm.

I find a good dose of giggling followed by a bout of chuckling losens up the neck area.
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