I had the ringing for 2 weeks after swimming. The most uncomfortable thing I have ever experienced for an extended period of time. I always wonder what would happen to those people that like to listen to music Really Really loud in the car? Will they be deaf eventually?
Always wear earplugs. I got stuck going to a friggin bar on Friday where there was a band playing. The place is not that freaking big - WHY WAS THE MUSIC SO EFFING LOUD? I have no idea, but I didn't drive (always keep plugs in my glove compartment), and I didn't think I'd need earplugs at a small suburban bar. I ask my wife how her ears are and she says she has no ringing - how is this possible?
Most of the ringing has subsided again...I think my right ear is a little worse than it was before, but my left seems fine, but it really pisses me off that I risk permanent hearing loss just because I go to a bar and get a couple drinks. TURN IT DOWN!
Most of the ringing has subsided again...I think my right ear is a little worse than it was before, but my left seems fine, but it really pisses me off that I risk permanent hearing loss just because I go to a bar and get a couple drinks. TURN IT DOWN!
I've had tinnitus for 10 years - a little memento from my days as a rocker. Sometimes I barely notice it, sometimes it's like a 10,000RPM dentist's drill embedded in the right side of my skull - for months.
There's no cure, and there's no treatment other than antidepressants to help you cope with it.
It's not the worst permanent handicap I can imagine having, but trust me, it sucks. A lot.
Your hearing will probably get better in a few days. But for God's sake, get some earplugs and use them. You don't want this.
There's no cure, and there's no treatment other than antidepressants to help you cope with it.
It's not the worst permanent handicap I can imagine having, but trust me, it sucks. A lot.
Your hearing will probably get better in a few days. But for God's sake, get some earplugs and use them. You don't want this.
i'm sorry, but every single time i see this thread, i go "ring ring ring ring ring ring ring bananaphone."
that is all.
that is all.
That'll go away eventually. Give your eardrums time to heal. It's best you don't listen to music via headphones for a while.
If you're young (< 40 yrs) you shouldn't worry about permanent hearing damage...
If you're young (< 40 yrs) you shouldn't worry about permanent hearing damage...
edro
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I absolutely hate it. I am only 23 and I have had it my whole life. It is getting worse and I am pretty scared that I will be deaf when I am 60.
I use the analogy "My ears are on fire." when talking about how bad it is. When I drink a cup of coffee or a few sodas, they are really on fire (caffeine enhances tinnitus). When I am in a quiet room, with no noise at all, I notice it real bad, and it almost drives me insane. That is why I must have something running in my room to go to sleep (ie... a fan, a computer, tv, radio, something)
kranky
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This comment and the others like it are ignorant. Haven't you seen enough posts already by people who have tinnitus?
"That'll go away eventually" = You've probably only lost 1% of your hearing, but you won't notice it.
Keep doing what you're doing, and when you turn 40, all those little episodes will have added cumulative damage of 20-30%, and the ringing doesn't stop. By then it's too late. I started using ear protection at concerts when I was 26-28. The damage was already done, but I just didn't know it for a few more years.
Do yourself a favor and wear ear protection. RaDragon won't be posting here 20 years from now to tell you he was wrong.
I love your assumptions. It's funny.
First off, it's "she".
Second, I never implied that wearing ear protection is ludicrious. If I didn't include that in my advise, it's prolly because someone else has posted about it. I also am not implying that the OP should continue at his current rate without any ear protection.
That being said, are you a licenced Audiologist? If so, I'm gonna shut up now.
ColdFusion718
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It seems to have gotten a little quieter (the ringing), it's the worst when i lay on that ear trying to goto sleep, luckily i have my computer in the same room i sleep in so it's not dead silent in the room.
I've been to a lot of concerts over the years, and went to many drag races (One nitro car is about as loud as the entire pack at Nascar) without plugging my ears. Somehow, I pretty much dodged any hearing damage from it. Sure, I was deaf after a race (car was spooky quiet on the way home), but the next day I was ok. Then I got this dog, a Pit Bull mix, who seemed to enjoy barking, and he could really incredibly loudly, in the car. His favorite place to let loose was right between my left ear and the window. If the window was down, no big deal, but if it was up, it was painful, and finally after 14 years of him doing it, my left ear got enough hits to cause me to lose some of my hearing in my left ear.
I used to have "amazing" hearing, that's how the ear, nose, and throat doc I went to put it, and for almost 50 years old, still do, in my right ear. On the right side, I can still hear over 20K at the lowest level the test machine puts out, but my left ear is dead by 17K and there's a slight loss at 2k, still much better than usual for a guy my age, and it rings a lot too. What bugs me about it is that sound is slightly "unbalanced" now, and everything seems to be to the right of where it appears to be. That, and I can't hear people's watches ticking or humming anymore in a quiet room like I used to.
Wear ear plugs and crack the window if your dog yaps like mine did in the car. He was a great dog, and I would give up my left side hearing to get him back again.
I used to have "amazing" hearing, that's how the ear, nose, and throat doc I went to put it, and for almost 50 years old, still do, in my right ear. On the right side, I can still hear over 20K at the lowest level the test machine puts out, but my left ear is dead by 17K and there's a slight loss at 2k, still much better than usual for a guy my age, and it rings a lot too. What bugs me about it is that sound is slightly "unbalanced" now, and everything seems to be to the right of where it appears to be. That, and I can't hear people's watches ticking or humming anymore in a quiet room like I used to.
Wear ear plugs and crack the window if your dog yaps like mine did in the car. He was a great dog, and I would give up my left side hearing to get him back again.
dr150
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OP,
It'll fade out. It'll take a week or so.
Wear earplugs next time. And yes , ringing means you lost some hearing, but not enough to worry at all about.
I think everyone makes that mistake several times. You'll be ok. You're not alone about this happening only to you.
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Aspirin and magnesium will help withe the hearing.
It'll fade out. It'll take a week or so.
Wear earplugs next time. And yes , ringing means you lost some hearing, but not enough to worry at all about.
I think everyone makes that mistake several times. You'll be ok. You're not alone about this happening only to you.
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Aspirin and magnesium will help withe the hearing.
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Red Squirrel
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Odd I've been having an ear issue myself for past few days, when I'm in bed I hear what sounds like a passenger jet in the sky in my right ear. I'll give it more time and see if it clears. I have to turn fans on just so I can sleep.
sandorski
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StrangerGuy
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If you like me prolly mucus building up in the eustachian tube. I got it fixed by pinching my nose then repeatedly blowing into the air and then sucking back in to swallow the liquid.
Cerb
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Any other ways? That just hurts my nose. I've had what I think is the same thing for a couple weeks now. It's in my right ear, which is the side I usually sleep on, there's definitely pressure, and if I eat a meal of super spicy food, after the tears and snot start flowing, it goes away until the next morning (but, even as a chili-head, I can't do that all the time).
Cerb
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Meh. I've gone to two without ear plugs. I still hear the ringing from after my first ever concert (my loudest bit of tinnitus is Warren Haynes' fault). Etymotic ER-20s for all the others, except one, when my sinuses were swollen, and they wouldn't keep a good seal.Any rock concert where you DON'T lose your hearing for a few days is a bad concert... (or I seem to remember...there are still parts of the 60's and 70's that are a bit...fuzzy)
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