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crumbling_mice
Only Americans would even think about taking legal action against a promoter for hearing damage!
You what?
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Max'sKansasCity
Certain sound levels you can permanently damage your hearing in one second.
If you ever go shooting guns always wear ear protection, one shot will make your ears ring.
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Max'sKansasCity
Certain sound levels you can permanently damage your hearing in one second.
If you ever go shooting guns always wear ear protection, one shot will make your ears ring.
An important one is headphones - not on there, but then it depends on volume.
People don't realise.
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Max'sKansasCity
Certain sound levels you can permanently damage your hearing in one second.
If you ever go shooting guns always wear ear protection, one shot will make your ears ring.
An important one is headphones - not on there, but then it depends on volume.
People don't realise.
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Max'sKansasCity
I bought my first paid of ear plugs after using napkins to plug my ears at a crazy loud concert, I think it was the Balck and Blue tour (Black Sabbth with Blue Oyster Cult opening, and it was stupid loud..... it took a week to get all of the napkins out of my ear, finally getting some help do it with tweezers (yeah dumb kid stuff) (but at least I got smart and bought some cheapos for the next shows....and eventually bought really good ear plugs)
i post this mainly for parents considering who take their kids to concerts buy the kids plugs(its too late all for all of us old people, we blew our ears out years ago ;0 ). Ear damage can happen instantly and is permanent.
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Shug
Hi folks,
I'm an audiologist, so tinnitus and hearing loss from all causes is stuff I work with everyday and that I studied and got my clinical doctorate degree in.
Some stuff posted here is correct, some is not and some is half correct. Everyone's experience with hearing loss and tinnitus from loud noise damage will be a little bit different.
When you get damage to your ears from an episode of loud noise, alot of the hearing loss and perhaps the tinnitus will likely subside in 24-48 hours. There will probably be a little bit of damage that will not recover and it is permanent, unfortunately. The permanent part of the hearing loss may not be noticeable to you, but it probably can be measured by testing that an audiologist performs. It may take years of rock concerts before you really notice the permanent hearing loss or it could just take one. It all depends on how loud it is and for how long you are exposed. Sitting closer to speakers means its louder.
There is not much you can do to heal damage to your ears from loud noise. You can only protect yourself from more damage in the future. The tinnitus or ringing is a symptom of the damage. Whether you continue to hear it or not depends a lot on how much your brain pays attention to it. You can slowly over time train yourself and your brain to pay less attention to the tinnitus. There are tinnitus treatment programs for people who have chronic tinnitus, but their goal is not to make tinnitus go away entirely, but to help you notice it less often and for it to be an emotionally-neutral experience, meaning it doesn't bother you too much.
So for mgshorr, I would advise seeing an audiologist to get a hearing test. The audiologist can help you decide if a medical evaluation with an otologist (ear physician) is warranted. There is very little, if any, medical treatment for noise induced hearing loss. I would also advise you to wear hearing protection around loud noises such as motorcycles, power tools, guns, concerts. Vacuum cleaners and hair dryers have been shown to generally be not loud enough to damage hearing.
I wear these ear plugs at every show I see and I've seen hundreds of concerts in my life. http://www.etymotic.com/hp/erme.html. These are custom fit and require an audiologist or hearing aid specialist to take impressions of your ears. You can also get one-size fits all musicians plugs at drugstores. concert ear plugs These are a GREAT investment for any music lover, I highly recommend them.
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Shug
Hi folks,
I'm an audiologist, so tinnitus and hearing loss from all causes is stuff I work with everyday and that I studied and got my clinical doctorate degree in.
Some stuff posted here is correct, some is not and some is half correct. Everyone's experience with hearing loss and tinnitus from loud noise damage will be a little bit different.
When you get damage to your ears from an episode of loud noise, alot of the hearing loss and perhaps the tinnitus will likely subside in 24-48 hours. There will probably be a little bit of damage that will not recover and it is permanent, unfortunately. The permanent part of the hearing loss may not be noticeable to you, but it probably can be measured by testing that an audiologist performs. It may take years of rock concerts before you really notice the permanent hearing loss or it could just take one. It all depends on how loud it is and for how long you are exposed. Sitting closer to speakers means its louder.
There is not much you can do to heal damage to your ears from loud noise. You can only protect yourself from more damage in the future. The tinnitus or ringing is a symptom of the damage. Whether you continue to hear it or not depends a lot on how much your brain pays attention to it. You can slowly over time train yourself and your brain to pay less attention to the tinnitus. There are tinnitus treatment programs for people who have chronic tinnitus, but their goal is not to make tinnitus go away entirely, but to help you notice it less often and for it to be an emotionally-neutral experience, meaning it doesn't bother you too much.
So for mgshorr, I would advise seeing an audiologist to get a hearing test. The audiologist can help you decide if a medical evaluation with an otologist (ear physician) is warranted. There is very little, if any, medical treatment for noise induced hearing loss. (Some of the sudden onset hearing losses described in this thread are completely different from noise-induced. Sudden hearing losses NOT from noise absolutely require immediate medical evaluation by an otologist) I would also advise you to wear hearing protection around loud noises such as motorcycles, power tools, guns, concerts. Vacuum cleaners and hair dryers have been shown to generally be not loud enough to damage hearing.
I wear these ear plugs at every show I see and I've seen hundreds of concerts in my life. http://www.etymotic.com/hp/erme.html. These are custom fit and require an audiologist or hearing aid specialist to take impressions of your ears. You can also get one-size fits all musicians plugs at drugstores. concert ear plugs These are a GREAT investment for any music lover, I highly recommend them.
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Max'sKansasCity
Certain sound levels you can permanently damage your hearing in one second.
If you ever go shooting guns always wear ear protection, one shot will make your ears ring.
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WindyHorses
Glad to see that you are going to the doctor. Good luck.
Of course, I am sure you will no longer be attending any more Rolling Stones concerts ever ever ever in your life.
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WindyHorses
Glad to see that you are going to the doctor. Good luck.
Of course, I am sure you will no longer be attending any more Rolling Stones concerts ever ever ever in your life.
As long as I can still hear the music, I'll be there! (W/Plugs next time)