My ear just starting ringing

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: NanoStuff
Welcome to the human body. Pressure discharge from the inner ear.

And no you don't have tinnitus, don't listen to these apple baskets.

Apple baskets?

That's an insult to Apple Baskets.

 

[fustercluck]

Yes it happens to me fairly often too. I thought it was aliens downloading my brain data via a nanoscopic satellite they implanted in my brain shortly after I was born. Though it's probably just like that one guy said, pressure discharging from the inner ear.

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: NanoStuff
Welcome to the human body. Pressure discharge from the inner ear.

And no you don't have tinnitus, don't listen to these apple baskets.

Apple baskets?

I guess someone's been to applebees. They have baskets shaped like apples don't they? I think they do.

 

[edro]

That happens to me all the time.

It's like all of the sudden, a super high pitched ring, that slowly fades away to nothingness.

Mine is almost always in my right ear.

 

[randay]

This happens to me sometimes too! I always thought it was the government activating thier mind control units. Must... kill... huh? what? how did I get here?

 

[SilverThief]

well answer it!
:thumbsup:

 

[manlymatt83]

It happened again.... and last time was a Monday, too. Just like today.


You know, I go to a local dancing club on Sunday nights from 10:00 PM till midnight. Maybe they play the music too loud and I'm damaging my hearing....

 

[phantom309]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak
It happened again.... and last time was a Monday, too. Just like today.


You know, I go to a local dancing club on Sunday nights from 10:00 PM till midnight. Maybe they play the music too loud and I'm damaging my hearing....

You'll know for sure when the ringing never goes away.

 

[NanoStuff]

Originally posted by: phantom309

Originally posted by: mjuszczak
It happened again.... and last time was a Monday, too. Just like today.


You know, I go to a local dancing club on Sunday nights from 10:00 PM till midnight. Maybe they play the music too loud and I'm damaging my hearing....

You'll know for sure when the ringing never goes away.

Yup. I'm gonna be stuck with mine for a while, I can be sure of that.

Welcome to the permanent hearing damage club; No loud music in this club, but the drinks are free.

 

[manlymatt83]

Originally posted by: NanoStuff

Originally posted by: phantom309

Originally posted by: mjuszczak
It happened again.... and last time was a Monday, too. Just like today.


You know, I go to a local dancing club on Sunday nights from 10:00 PM till midnight. Maybe they play the music too loud and I'm damaging my hearing....

You'll know for sure when the ringing never goes away.

Yup. I'm gonna be stuck with mine for a while, I can be sure of that.

Welcome to the permanent hearing damage club; No loud music in this club, but the drinks are free.

Your ears ring a lot?

They seem to only ring when I go to this club. It rings for about 5 seconds and then goes away, and only once in a while, but always the next day... and doesn't always do it.

But I just got my hearing checked not too long ago (about a month ago) and it was perfect.

Are you saying that if I keep doing this eventually the ringing won't stop?

 

[NanoStuff]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak

Originally posted by: NanoStuff

Originally posted by: phantom309

Originally posted by: mjuszczak
It happened again.... and last time was a Monday, too. Just like today.


You know, I go to a local dancing club on Sunday nights from 10:00 PM till midnight. Maybe they play the music too loud and I'm damaging my hearing....

You'll know for sure when the ringing never goes away.

Yup. I'm gonna be stuck with mine for a while, I can be sure of that.

Welcome to the permanent hearing damage club; No loud music in this club, but the drinks are free.

Your ears ring a lot?

They seem to only ring when I go to this club. It rings for about 5 seconds and then goes away, and only once in a while, but always the next day... and doesn't always do it.

But I just got my hearing checked not too long ago (about a month ago) and it was perfect.

Are you saying that if I keep doing this eventually the ringing won't stop?

Whether the ringing you experiences was a result of unmediated ganglion stimulation via auditory hair cell overexertion due to acoustic trauma; as in "loud noises make your ears go ding dong", or if there was some other possible cause I do not know. However I do know that after enough time with excessively loud noise, that is the cause; and given enough time it will not sufficiently subside over time.

You don't necessarily need to have significant hearing loss to experience permanent tinnitus. I only have 7-10dB in my right ear (not due to extended periods of loud noise but an event of sudden pressure) and I've developed it. Also note that some audiologists don't run a test of sufficient accuracy to determine such a loss, but one more generalized for moderate to severe loss because these tests require less time to perform.

Keep in mind that there are other causes, such as an involuntary rewiring of the auditory cortex in the nervous system, but this is only known to occur in later stages of hearing loss. This would likely be more difficult to cure than sensorineural tinnitus (typical early onset noise induced tinnitus), but there's significant progress and up to date exponential growth in research of this field so there's reason to assume effective treatment if not a downright cure in the future, but that's certainly no reason to develop the condition at this point in time.

 

[Schfifty Five]

um, it's not uncommon.....happens to a lot of ppl including me. Everyone once and awhile my ear will just ring and I'll go deaf for a few seconds....no biggie.

 

[CarlKillerMiller]

I've always wondered: is the damage caused to the ear during concerts and other sustained periods of loud noise permanent, or is it "healed" over time?

 

[Juno]

Originally posted by: F22 Raptor
Drink some water and eat some food. You usually get tunnel vision also, but this was just a minor thing.


I got it all the time back when I used to cut weight, first your ears ring and you feel shocked and your vision starts closin up, then you have to lay down or you pass out. Just get some food and water in you.

when i had tunnel vision, it was really awesome. it made me feel like tripping!

 

[NanoStuff]

Originally posted by: CarlKillerMiller
I've always wondered: is the damage caused to the ear during concerts and other sustained periods of loud noise permanent, or is it "healed" over time?

The temporary threshold shift (TTS) that occurs initially during and temporarily after noise exposure is believed to be caused by stress to the stereocilia, inhibitance of potassium channels in the organ of corti, or a combination of the two and possibly more factors.

The restoration of arrangement in the stereocilia; including clumping, parallel arrangement and order in general, as well as the return of potassium flow will largely restore the temporary threshold shift.

It's comparable to your hair blowing in the wind, much like the cochlear fluid vibrates the hair cells in the ear. If the wind (noise) is very strong, the hair will become disorganized but after a while return to it's original position. However unlike the hair on your head, the hair in your ear does not grow back. Sufficient stress on these cells will cause them to couple together irreversibly and/or detach from their ganglion neurons. Once the hairs have been destroyed, the ganglions will degenerate by apoptosis, further complicating the possibility of restored sensitivity.

So to answer your question, the ear will 'heal', but only partially. A bit of permanent damage is done each time and it adds up.