So, I went to a concert last night, and I had never been so close. As expected, my ears are ringing. Well, only my left ear.
I know that means there's damage, but how long does it take for the ringing to go away? It's been a little over 12 hours, but the ringing in my left ear is still pretty prominent.
I took some photos at a concert, I got right up close to the left-side (1/2 inch away) speaker wall.........then I went over to the right side and did the same, by the time we got back to the car all I could hear was "EeeeeeeeeeeEeeeeeeeeeeeEeeeeeeeeeeEeeeeeeeee"
My ears rang all the next day,and didnt stop untill sometime after I went to sleep that night
That could take upto 3 days, specially if this is the first time you deal wit such high noise.
Sound damages the ears by bending or breaking the hairs which vibrate with sound and enable us to hear. Loss of hearing is caused when the hairs break and the amount of loss depends on the number of hairswhich are broken. = Wow I forgot I knew that 
Obviously hairs which have been bent will straighten again, so the ringing should stop after a few days. | Jayfarer wrote: |
So, I went to a concert last night, and I had never been so close. As expected, my ears are ringing. Well, only my left ear.
I know that means there's damage, but how long does it take for the ringing to go away? It's been a little over 12 hours, but the ringing in my left ear is still pretty prominent. |
Had it gone or still ringing?Some old people do have this problems. My mom used to hear "chanting", which she heard when she was at my grandmother funeral. It was scary indeed. She was easily freak out and afraid alone.
Luckily we found one accupunture specialist to cure her ears problems.
It should go away after a day or something. But since you were so close it'll take longer. If after a while you don't notice any healing, quickly go see a doctor. Best to have a professional check it out in case of any serious damage. I used to have ringing when I was just home but those went away after a while when I forgot about them. Although there were times where it really annoyed me. 
that doesn't sound good. has anyone had an ear that was really irritated and itchy. I usually get it when i get a sore throat and have sinus problems. Does anyone know what do about it?
I've never experienced ringing in my ears. But months ago, I went to the doctor cause my ear ached a lot as if there's a sharp thing being pushed.
Does it still ring? I suggest seeing a doctor if it still does.
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Long ago, I went to the concert, and came out with ears ringing, then for next few days it kept ringing, then I eventually went completed deaf.
My doctor said this is a rare case, so.
He told me that it goes away about 2-4 days normally
| em0o wrote: |
| that doesn't sound good. has anyone had an ear that was really irritated and itchy. I usually get it when i get a sore throat and have sinus problems. Does anyone know what do about it? |
If this appears and goes with sore thoat, it may be due to eustachian salpingitis, i.e. inflammation of the duct between throat and ear, otherwise it should be due to fungal infection of external ear and should relieve by ear drops for mixed infection, like CANDIBIOTIC ear drops.The ringing in your ears is a condition known as "tinnitus," and it's something I live in fear of daily since I spend a lot of time around music...
Temporary tinnitus, which is often the result of one-time ear trauma, tends to go away within a few days. But there's no known cure for permanent tinnitus, though supposedly this one particular mixture has worked on certain people...you can probably find it on google by searching for "tinnitus cure." Acupuncture has also been said to work as well.
The best cure is to take preventative measures. Bring ear plugs to concerts, or don't go at all. DON'T turn your music up to "mask" the sound going on outside your car. DON'T listen to music or watch movies on airplanes unless you have noise cancelling headphones.
Hearing is a precious thing...take care of those ears.
I think its tinnitus. I had this when I used to use my Ipod a lot. but now that I seldom use it, i don't get it anymore. i guess it is too much noise and loud music that my ears can not take. See a doctor if you are experiencing this quite often.
It is normal for the ringing to continue for 12 hours. It is also normal for you ears to feel uncomfortable in even not so hard sounds for the next two days.
The ringing that you hear is the hearing point in your ear that is dying. The points that hear the higher pitched sounds die first. That is why older people cannot hear high-pitched sounds.
| marcmgeronimo wrote: |
| I think its tinnitus. I had this when I used to use my Ipod a lot. but now that I seldom use it, i don't get it anymore. i guess it is too much noise and loud music that my ears can not take. See a doctor if you are experiencing this quite often. |
Earbuds in particular are a lot like music in the car...people generally don't realize how loud their music is actually playing.
If your earbuds aren't noise cancelling, you are without question going to hear unwanted sounds when you're trying to listen to your music...i.e., cars, birds, wind, construction, countless people talking around you.
The instinctual reaction under these circumstances is to turn up the volume on your iPod...which is like turning the music up in your car when you get onto the freeway. People assume the noise around them makes louder music in the car less damaging, when the exact opposite is true.
What makes earbuds even worse in this sense is the fact that they lie closer to the edge of your ear canal than speakers or headphones would...adding about 7dB of intensity without your recognizing any huge volume difference.
The key to all of this is discipline. Keep your music at a set volume at all times.It's nothing special that rings in ears after concerts. It's normal that it rings for about 12 hours after concert but it usually disappears after that. However If it doesen't stop I recommend you to visist a doctor or specialist of hear.
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Ah, that's never good. Ideally it should go away within a max of three days, but I had a friend who ended up getting permanent damage in one ear after a few extremely loud metal concerts, so if you don't notice any different take the aforementioned advice and go see a doctor as soon as you possibly can, because you could have some long-term lasting problems with your hearing.
im 16 nd i think i hav tinnitus which is my blocked right ear and an air sorta sound, i got it when i was listening to my ipod one night then woke up next morning suffering frm this,,, it eventually went away during the day but i hadnt noticed it much. i knew it had gone though since the evening went on....
but however since i didnt no what the cause was, i was listening to my ipod the next night and woke up again with the same thing ,,, soon found out tht it was becasue of loud noises even thou i listen to it not tht loud.... it hasnt goe away yet and its been bout 2-3 days.. im very worried about it tht it will never go away after reading alot on websites.
tho its the second time ive had it so plllzzz can any1 tell me if it will still go away or if it will be permanent from the 2nd time onn... i try not to let it get me down becasue its onli music not like a very loud concert....... i am very very very worried and depressed about it so can any1 plz respond to this and help me. nd also tell me how long it took yours to go away
Last edited by goodfella on Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:50 pm; edited 1 time in total
im 16 nd i think i hav tinnitus which is my blocked right ear and an air sorta sound, i got it when i was listening to my ipod one night then woke up next morning suffering frm this,,, it eventually went away during the day but i hadnt noticed it much. i knew it had gone though since the evening went on....
but however since i didnt no what the cause was, i was listening to my ipod the next night and woke up again with the same thing ,,, soon found out tht it was becasue of loud noises even thou i listen to it not tht loud.... it hasnt goe away yet and its been bout 2-3 days.. im very worried about it tht it will never go away after reading alot on websites.
tho its the second time ive had it so plllzzz can any1 tell me if it will still go away or if it will be permanent from the 2nd time onn... i try not to let it get me down becasue its onli music not like a very loud concert....... i am very very very worried and depressed about it so can any1 plz respond to this and help me. how long did it take urs to go???
Hey Goodfella,
I would not stress out about it too much. I am 28 and listen to my Ipod loud and go to loud concerts. I have ringing in my ears too. I have had it on a few occasions from going to concerts with no ear plugs. I always wear plugs now and keep my Ipod on at a reasonable level. Give the ringing a 4 or 5 days then go see an ENT (ear nose and throat) doctor to test for hearing loss. It should go away, even if this is the 2nd time. But take it easy on the Ipod for a while.
Best of luck.
It's normal- don't worry. I once had that for about three days but there was no major damage.
Well, I would be a bit more careful. I have permanent tinnitus brought on by years of abusing my hearing (I went to a lot of loud concerts when I was younger and I worked as a recording engineer for a while where I was exposed to very loud 'monitoring').
Tinnitus is no joke - I have a permanent ringing in the ears - so my advice is to look after your ears before you do permanent damage.
