Right Ear won't stop ringing :( attn: 2005 thread necro

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know this might not be the best place to get advice on something like this but why not.. Anyways I went a a Disturbed concert (very loud) first hard rock concert ive been to, ill know to wear earplugs if there's a next time, anyways came out with my ears ringing, my left ear went back to normal pretty quickly, my right ear however continues to ring after about 3 days now, its not quite as loud a ring as it was a few days ago, but it's still there and most noticable when im laying down on it, or in a quiet environment(trying to sleep at night, like right now lol).

Anyways I hope to god this goes away it's annoying, but anyone have similar experiences? I guess if it goes on for another week i could go see a doctor, but im not sure what they can really do about it.

So should I expect this to fade out over the week or be concerned?

Thanks,
Mark
 
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Viper GTS

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Always, ALWAYS wear ear plugs.

My g/f just got screened by her doctor, she can't hear 1000 hz @ 25 db. At 40 db she can hear it. She's going to an audiologist for a full evaluation but too much time in clubs without earplugs has taken it's toll.

If this is truly your first time you might get lucky & have it go away. The g/f's ears ring all the time.

Pretty picture for you

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alien42

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your hearing will come back but take viper gts's advice. at the age of 30 i still keep saying next time i am wearing ear plugs.
 
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Originally posted by: alien42
your hearing will come back but take viper gts's advice. at the age of 30 i still keep saying next time i am wearing ear plugs.
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I'm only 18 does that give me some better luck with it? Any idea about how long?
 
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Originally posted by: CHfan4ever
answer the door then :p
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if my doorbell sounded like this i would kill whoever came to the door lmao

Anyways seriously, anyone else have any experience with this?
 
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My ears have been ringing for about 2.5 years. I got hit by a car and brain injured, skull fractured, generall f--ked up and it sucks. Some days you can go without really noticing it, but as soon as it is quiet, it like a steady ringing, non-stop, so loud it blocks out other lesser sounds.
 
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Originally posted by: Firus
My ears have been ringing for about 2.5 years. I got hit by a car and brain injured, skull fractured, generall f--ked up and it sucks. Some days you can go without really noticing it, but as soon as it is quiet, it like a steady ringing, non-stop, so loud it blocks out other lesser sounds.
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That really sucks now i have a motivation to drive safer bla minnesota winters sucks :'( and wear ear plugs.

The ringing for me isn't even steady though it goes in and out which is kinda weird and almost more annoying.
 
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Earplugs anywhere you expect it to be loud.

I was a club a couple months ago, loud to the point where it was painful. After a couple minutes, I decided to leave, but ears rang for like half a week. Can't imagine how torn up everyone else there was for staying, or people who do this often. I make it a point to carry earplugs now whenever I go out. Not always loud enough for me to use them, but always have them handy.

There are two aspects to hearing damage, short term and long term. Short term you already know about now. Long term, in addition to persistent background ringing, there is permanent hearing loss and it is cumulative and irreversible. So it's never too late to start protecting your ears.

I wonder why there are no laws regarding clubs and concerts about having set DB limits/rules.
 
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you can expect more of the ringing to go away eventually, but the fact that it's been ringing so long means damage was done. You'll probably have slight residual ringing from now on.

Doesn't mean you are gonna be deaf, but don't let it happen any more. You can talk to a doc about it, but there is no way to repair the damage anyways.

 
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Also I talked to my cousin about this who is a doc and he says the damage will become more apparent actually when you are old, since age diminishes hearing. Thus you have two factors reducing your hearing, the existing damage, and age related reduction so you are hit twice.

 
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Another thing, there are two aspects to exposure that determines damage, how loud and how long. A moderately loud sound for a long time (say hours) can do the same damage as a very loud for a short time (say minutes). Obviously very loud for long time is the worst. If it's painfully loud, it's important to just leave immediately. No event is worth the hearing loss.
 
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Originally posted by: OS
Another thing, there are two aspects to exposure that determines damage, how loud and how long. A moderately loud sound for a long time (say hours) can do the same damage as a very loud for a short time (say minutes). Obviously very loud for long time is the worst. If it's painfully loud, it's important to just leave immediately. No event is worth the hearing loss.
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I never experienced any pain now or then, so i was hoping i'll end up relativly ok from it.
 
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Originally posted by: wetcat007
Originally posted by: OS
Another thing, there are two aspects to exposure that determines damage, how loud and how long. A moderately loud sound for a long time (say hours) can do the same damage as a very loud for a short time (say minutes). Obviously very loud for long time is the worst. If it's painfully loud, it's important to just leave immediately. No event is worth the hearing loss.
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I never experienced any pain now or then, so i was hoping i'll end up relativly ok from it.
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if you feel pain is not an indicator of damage threshold however, just that it can do almost immediate damage. They say ~90 dB is when damage starts, but it takes a couple hours of exposure. 90 dB is about how loud a lawn mower is.

There are thousands of articles on this if you search on google. It's well documented in workplace safety and stuff, but general public seems poorly aware of it.
 
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It'll go away. I had the same problem before after a NIN concert.

It will only affect your hearing if you do this repeatedly. One incident isn't going to make a major impact.

I have a buddy who plays the drums...his hearing is pitiful.
 
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Like Firus I have a very faint ringing in my ears. Only it's from playing music too loud while riding in a car with head phones to drown out noise, and a few close calls with fire works.

It's not really that bad, most of the time I can't hear it. But some times when it's really quiet, it drive me NUTS.

 
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I went to see Disturbed back in 2000 when they still did the Fallout tour. It was great.
I've been to many similarly loud concerts every year, and I've never had a problem with after-concert ringing.

*Edit*
And don't even think about replying with "Yeah, but you're deaf!"
Not yet, but I'm working on it ;)
 
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