No, it’s not just you. Here, explanations for every odd sound your body makes without permission.
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Whooshing in your ears
After a long day, you lay your head down on a pillow and-whoosh. That annoying sweeping sound may be blood passing through the jugular vein and carotid artery, both of which are located behind your ear. The noise becomes noticeable when something (like your pillow) blocks external noise. If the sound is present during the day, allergies or infection could be to blame: A congested Eustachian tube, which links the nose and throat to the middle ear, can muffle external sounds. It will typically clear on its own, but a decongestant may help.
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Cracking neck
Don’t worry, all that creaking and cracking doesn’t mean you’re getting old. The neck is a series of paired joints, called facet joints. Each is filled with fluid and surrounded by a capsule. Bending your neck stretches the capsules, which decreases pressure on the joint fluid and causes it to turn into gas; the crack you hear is gas popping out of the joint fluid. Neck cracking is generally not harmful, but see a doctor if you experience pain-especially if it shoots down one arm. This could signal nerve root impingement, a pressure change of the nerve root that causes pain throughout the limb.