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RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING. Do your ears do that?

edro

edro

Lifer
My ears always ring. If it is completely silent, I can always hear a ringing in my ears. I listen to the radio pretty loud. Can you reverse this, or is the damage already done?

It is real annoying. My great grandma was almost completely deaf when she died and my grandpa and dad are both kind of hard of hearing. I am only 20 and I don't wanna be deaf by the time I'm 30.....
 
It's called tinnutus. (sp?)
It comes from listening to loud music too much. Sometimes it can be worsened with caffeine/lack of sleep/whatever. Lower the music. You could probably reduce it if it's not too bad. Search WebMD or something.
 
It's called Tinitus. I've got it too. No known cure for it yet, however there are some therapies that help with it. Usually caused by ear infections or repeated exposure to loud sounds.
 
Great.

SO I am stuck with it for life? Will it keep getting worse, the more I listen to music?
 
Originally posted by: edro13
Great.

SO I am stuck with it for life? Will it keep getting worse, the more I listen to music?
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The more you listen to loud, head-pounding music, yes. Occasional listening or a THX intro at the movies won't do anything, but if you clamp on the Seinheisers and listen to techno at 11/10 for eight hours a day, you're on a slippery slope. 😛

Unfortunately, you are stuck with it. Don't worry - you'll get used to the noise and eventually won't even hear it anymore.

- M4H
 
As I am watching the History channel.....How the heck did the men live around all that artillery and gunfire and still have hearing today?
 
Originally posted by: edro13
As I am watching the History channel.....How the heck did the men live around all that artillery and gunfire and still have hearing today?
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They don't. Well, not the ones with the worst experiences. If it's not toooo prolonged, it probably wouldn't be permanent. Just be careful with you're listening. As I said before, I've heard that caffeine/lack of sleep/stress may make it worse.
 
Yes, I have it. I got it while helping my loser stepmom fix her stupid tractor. The plow was stuck on the hitch. I had my head down there trying to see what was stuck. She hit the hitch with a hammer and a bomb went off in my ears. That was 15 years ago, my damn ears have been ringing off the hook ever since. I stopped going to concerts for fear of further damage, plus the fact that loud noises make it worse. I stopped going to the movie theaters for the same reason. Man, theaters are way too loud now. I'm too young to further risk damage to my ears. I listen to the radio at lower levels now. I can still enjoy it. I don't overdue music any more, you shouldn't either. I have of musicians who had to quit because of the damage they did to their ears.

It's officially called tinnitus. Do a websearch on it.

p.s. Yes you are stuck with it for life. You will have to make adjustments (if you are wise).

Just to be clear, mine was the result of a sudden, loud noise. I have heard people have experienced T from sudden gunshots, for example, so it's not just prolonged exposure that can cause it. Next time some jackass comes up behind you and yells in your ear, smack their ass real good. They have no idea they can screw you up for life.
 
Originally posted by: edro13
As I am watching the History channel.....How the heck did the men live around all that artillery and gunfire and still have hearing today?
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Hearing, yes. Good hearing? No.

So next time your grandfather asks you to repeat yourself when talking to him, you just remember what he lost his hearing doing, and speak up, you whippersnapper.

- M4H
 
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: edro13
As I am watching the History channel.....How the heck did the men live around all that artillery and gunfire and still have hearing today?
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Hearing, yes. Good hearing? No.

So next time your grandfather asks you to repeat yourself when talking to him, you just remember what he lost his hearing doing, and speak up, you whippersnapper.

- M4H
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My grandma always says... I'm not losing my hearing... you all just need to talk louder.
 
make sure you are using good hearing protection at the firing range, and or any time you are going to be firing more than a shot or two. For example, when sighting in a rifle prior to hunting, pop in a pair of the foam earplugs, at least. I know a guy who even hunts with them on, but I personally dont. A shot or two from a 12 gauge isnt going to deafen you overnight... unless you are on the wrong end of the firearm, and then you have bigger problems than hearing loss... like, loss of brain function, for example
 
Originally posted by: Mookow
make sure you are using good hearing protection at the firing range, and or any time you are going to be firing more than a shot or two. For example, when sighting in a rifle prior to hunting, pop in a pair of the foam earplugs, at least. I know a guy who even hunts with them on, but I personally dont. A shot or two from a 12 gauge isnt going to deafen you overnight... unless you are on the wrong end of the firearm, and then you have bigger problems than hearing loss... like, loss of brain function, for example
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Deafen you over night? Deafen you over 10, 15, or 20 years? Yes. A mix of concernts (1 club show in particular where I forgot my ear plugs and my hearing didn't "recover" for 3 days) and mowing my lawn w/o hearing protection is what I attribute most of my hearing loss to. Not that our normal walk-behind mowers are/were mega loud but the sound of that engine for 2 or 3 hours a week 8-9 months out of the year for 10+ years slowly took its toll.

My "T" doesn't bug me too much unless I'm in a near dead silent environment (like trying to fall asleep). My goal now is to keep what hearing I have left. My dad was a Ranger for 20 years and, among other things, his hearing was shot to hell.


Lethal

 
I have had tinnitus in my left hear for as long as I remember.

It's very similar to the sound that a TV makes when it's left on but nothing's playing. INterestingly enough, I can still hear the TV whine over it. It only bothers me when it's dead silent and I'm listening for something.
 
Originally posted by: LethalWolfe
Deafen you over night? Deafen you over 10, 15, or 20 years? Yes. A mix of concernts (1 club show in particular where I forgot my ear plugs and my hearing didn't "recover" for 3 days) and mowing my lawn w/o hearing protection is what I attribute most of my hearing loss to. Not that our normal walk-behind mowers are/were mega loud but the sound of that engine for 2 or 3 hours a week 8-9 months out of the year for 10+ years slowly took its toll.

My "T" doesn't bug me too much unless I'm in a near dead silent environment (like trying to fall asleep). My goal now is to keep what hearing I have left. My dad was a Ranger for 20 years and, among other things, his hearing was shot to hell.


Lethal
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If you are hunting, by and large you arent going to use more than 10 rounds in a day, unless you enjoy using a Class III firearm on a deer. And you arent going to do it every day. Its not a long term, prolonged exposure thing.
 
I've had tinnotis for almost 15 years now. I got it from a concert in 9th grade and have had it ever since. As long as there is some sort of white noise....from a fan, from the AC....from cars on the road I'm fine. But if I was put in a sound proof room I'd be in an assylum.

The only hearing loss I have is on the higher frequencies when the pitch of the noise they use to test you matches the pitch my ears ring at, I can't hear it.

There is no known cure----but some Hollywood stars have had successful surgery for it. I read a few years ago where Don Johnson had surgery for it.

The best I can tell----in my case it's a result of two things. #1---the concert...and number two.....a genetic inbalance in my inner ear. The ENT doc I went to suspected based on a "pressure test" that I have had tinnotis at a minor level since I was born, but the concert just increased the volume. Your eustacian tubes are sposed to adjust the pressure in your ear----and mine don't function properly. Don't know more....but there's no real gauranteed treatment for it. That's all I learned.
 
Originally posted by: edro13
My ears always ring. If it is completely silent, I can always hear a ringing in my ears. I listen to the radio pretty loud. Can you reverse this, or is the damage already done?

It is real annoying. My great grandma was almost completely deaf when she died and my grandpa and dad are both kind of hard of hearing. I am only 20 and I don't wanna be deaf by the time I'm 30.....
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Good thing she still had some of her hearing left when she died, cause I hear the afterlife would be pretty tough deaf 😀

Xionide
 
Not terribly, but yes I have ringing in my ears. It's not from loud music as I never have listened to it, nor anything else loud.

It's not bad though... bareable.

Jugs
 
yeah... i realized recently that i have a ringing in my ears. i don't notice it at all unless it's completely silent.

I think it's cause of all the loud music i used to listen to. I can't wear earplugs anymore 🙁.
 
I get that sometimes too, it'll start all of a sudden and then go on for a while but I usually forget about it or try to ignore it. I listen to my music pretty loud in my car though, probably not the smartest thing to do. Fvck it. You're only young once. I can look forward to investing in a nice pair of Beltones when I'm older. 🙂
 
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