(19M) Weird popping in my ears, should I wait it out or check it out?

I believe it's relevant to mention that I do use q tips the forbidden way (putting them inside my ear) every night, but I never had any problems caused by it and I haven't felt anything unusual while using q tips the night before the popping started. Since yesterday I have occasional popping in my ears. The same sort of popping you hear when your ear finally unclogs from water, but I don't feel that my ear is clogged from water nor have I been at the pool/sea where my ears usually clog up. I haven't been able to notice any patterns in the popping starting and stopping. Thank you to anyone who can provide any advice!