I am a student of medicine in the final year of my studies. Ruined my ears slightly by listening to songs and everything at 100% volume through earphones for multiple hours a day last year. Basically tinnitus which is worse in silence, hearing loss which is detectable on tests but thankfully not yet by me. As you can see, my profession requires good hearing to use stethoscopes and all, and the idea of losing my hearing even slightly is devastating to me because of the thought that it could literally ruin my life in the coming years in more ways than one. Everytime I go into loud places I became afraid of what it might do to me in the future, for example just yesterday on christmas I went to watch the new spiderman movie with my friends, I enjoyed it a lot, hanged out with my friends, and now I am sitting hear thinking what those 3 hours of enjoyment might have done to my ear, as you know movie theatres are quite loud and action movies are doubly so. It's times like these that are as dark as it can get...
I've been using headphones for 1 and 1/2 years now and I've been using them almost everyday for online class, gaming, and music. Lately I noticed that my hearing was bit off and it feels like my overall hearing volume has been reduced, on some occasions I can't tell if I'm talking loudly and I have slight trouble hearing when the background noise is loud.
I also would like to mention that I have allergies so my ears are sometimes clogged because of my cold, but I'm not sure if the slight hearing loss I'm experiencing right now is caused by my allergies or NIHL. What do you guys think, could it possibly be earwax as well or something? If someone could provide an explanation or advice that would be appreciated!
I went to see an ENT today who did a few tests. Im going to see an audiologist this coming Sunday. The ENT said that most young people my age (i am 17) can recover and that my outer and middle ear were completely healthy.
The thing is, I had experienced a week of tinnitus. It went away, thank God, but I went on my ear buds again and 2 weeks after the tinnutus, now have hearing problems. I havent struggled with tinnitus since then but does this mean that my hearing loss is permanent? What are things i can do to help the nerve fatigue?
I am incredibly anxious because I struggle with a kind of dissociation and not being able to hear just fucks my brain and Im always zoned out. I cant tell if my hearing is super bad or if my dissociation is making my own voice feel distant Please tell me it gets better
Hey guys,
Sorry for the repost - there was an audio issue with the original upload that has now been fixed. If you're still interested, here is the episode on Loudness.
This is part 2 of 4 in a set looking at the building blocks of music - Pitch, Loudness, Rhythm and Timbre. Hope you enjoy.
NfM Introduction: https://youtu.be/zPVNEgbMinY
Loudness: https://youtu.be/09H6cC2qFY4
- Danny
Your child’s inner ears may be damaged if he or she is around extremely loud noises or around loud noises for long periods of time. This is called noise-induced hearing loss.
From concerts to fireworks, noise-induced hearing loss is gradual and painless. Once the hearing nerve is destroyed, it is permanent.
Use earplugs or muffs to help prevent hearing loss.
I would suggest heading to your local sporting goods store (Dick’s Sporting Goods & Dunham’s) or buying online.
Have a Happy & Safe 4th of July!
How many years will it take? Are we talking about 5-10 years? Decades? What are you interesting research going on?
I was diagnosed with acoustic trauma from an earbud blast about 9 days ago (tinnitus started 5 days ago, at night, after I made stupid decision to have microsuction done that day in order to get prednisolone), but hearing on audiogram was borderline good or completely normal (depending on which doctor you ask).
Currently on prednisolone but took it a bit late (started 3 days ago), and it has definitely worked, at least while I'm on it as I either have no ringing half the time or it's just like an electrical sound that I can handle, though annoying. However, when each dose starts wearing off and it's time for another, I can hear the ringing creeping back which has me terrified. I'm dreading getting off it because I still have aches in my ear, which actually was at its worst yesterday despite tinnitus being ok.
So after reading about "acoustic shock" aka Tonic tensor tympani syndrome (TTTS) I'm thinking that may be what I have and not necessarily trauma, and that the ache is possibly the muscle contracting or clenching up. It's said that the muscles, specifically the eardrum muscle, is overeacting to a sound. I read they treated some people with tinnitus with cylobenzaprine, a muscle relaxant, and about 24% had reductions. They didn't say in that study how many of these people may have had acoustic shock or noise-induced tinnitus. So I wonder if the 24% may all have been acoustic shock type cases.
So has anyone, specifically with noise-induced tinnitus (and no hearing loss or minor hearing loss) tried muscle relaxants?
My tinnitus began after using a gaming headset on what wasn't even the highest setting for a few days when I was 14 (9 years ago). I've seen audiologists who've confirmed I have no hearing loss. Is this normal or would hearing loss be expected for noise induced tinnitus?
Does noise induced hearing loss start with the loss of frequencies of the noice one was submitted to? Or does it start with loss of higher frequencies like in age induced hearing loss?
In other words, are the high-frequency hair cells always the first to be damaged, or is the damage on the type of hair cells depending on the frequency of the noice?
Thanks
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Hi everyone. I have tinnitus and I suspect it’s from years of listening to loud music/using headphones. I have some hearing loss in both ears. My question is.. will this hearing loss get worse over time? Or can I expect it to stay the same? Note, I am far more careful about protecting my ears since getting tinnitus.
So I understand that "active" noise-canceling headphones work by creating sound waves that somehow interfere with and cancel out ambient noise.
I guess my question really is, *where* does this canceling-out occur? Do they somehow "destroy" the noise *before* it reaches your ear (so that less sound/fewer decibels is actually reaching your ear)? Or do they act on your brain to cancel out the *perception* of noise, but with twice as much noise actually, physically reaching your ear (therefore creating a greater danger of hearing loss)?
I was born with severe hearing loss and 4 months ago my tinnitus went from very mild and easy to forget to very reactive to everyday noise so now I hear it all the time and now it's more moderate to severe...doctors think it has to do with my hearing loss but why was I fine all my life til now? I suddenly have reactive tinnitus and theres even a little ringing in people's voices when they talk to me now and I took a hearing test and my hearing loss was always stable. No fluid or wax in my ears. I thought it could be eustachian tube dysfunction but they did a CT scan and didnt see anything. Can CT scan show eustachian tube dysfunction? This whole much worse tinnitus and sensitivity to sound all started 4 months ago after my cold.. I get told I sound congested and I do have mucus. Yes I've told this story alot but I'm at a loss. My throat doesnt make clicking noises anymore when I swallow and hasnt for months but the sound sound sensitivity and wonky T is still there. I was really excited about the fx-322 drug but then I read it's only for noise induced hearing loss or age related hearing loss so if my tinnitus got worse just cause of my hearing loss despite not losing more hearing then I geuss I'm screwed since I was born with bad hearing loss and I'll never know silence..do you think people born with hearing loss can ever be cured? No mine isnt hereditary..
I got back from a Datsik concert a few hours ago and I can't hear anything :)
I recently visited an ENT doctor and my audiologist discovered that I had damage to my right ear as I cannot hear higher frequencies. I also have tinnitus in both ears. He didnt express deep concern about the hearing loss or the tinnitus. Right now I am studying music at a conservatory and I am curious to see if any other musicians have this issue?
Greetings,
(Edit: location Sacramento California)
I'm concerned about really excessive volume at my church during their contemporary worship service. My ears are still ringing and I (seriously) watched two water bottles vibrate their way across the stage during worship from the monitors.
Now, I know my attendance is voluntary but there are young people with babies in the service and the sound level is really like a rock concert.
Considering that it is so easy to empirically measure decibel levels and that there are recognized medical threshold levels beyond which cause permanent hearing loss, is my church likely to be liable in the future for claims of NIHL from victims having received the damage while minors?
What I'm looking for is precedence to avoid this in the future but presenting a good argument now that is not dismissed as thee cranky rant from some ancient old (over thirty?) man. Have movie theaters, football stadiums, or other venues that routinely host entertainment well beyond 100 decibels ever been sued?
Thanks for your consideration ye good hearted Reddit legal experts!
I am a student still learning about what hearing aids are best for which type of losses. I was wondering what type of hearing aid would be best and if amplification would even be significantly beneficial in someone with noise induced hearing loss? For example, in the case of someone with normal hearing at low frequencies with hearing loss that decreases at 2kHz to 50db and 4000kHz at 70db and then increases to 30dB at 8kHz—would hearing aids be ideal? Also, is this considered a noise notch? I understand that there is significant speech information around 3kHz. For this reason, I think amplification would be important. I don’t think that the type of hearing aid would be necessarily important as most could accommodate this. Although I believe a BTE would be unnecessary. Do hearing aids show a significant benefit overall in patients with noise notched hearing loss?
Another question I have is how to deal with excessive cerumen. Should you always fit an open fit if possible in this scenario?
Hi! I'm 25. I have a little bit of a hearing loss, probably because of listening to loud music. I'm definitely stopping that plus investing in some earplugs.
My question is: if my age is that of a 45 years old man, does it mean that when I'm 45 my hearing will be that of a 65 years old man?
Or maybe if there has already been noise induced hearing loss, the natural age related hearing loss progresses slower and at some point it levels out?
I would be very curious if there is any research about it.
Best regards
From what I understand, the trial is still not completely filled and they are still looking for candidates.
If you have noise induced hearing loss, and have two audiograms showing stable results and taken some time apart showing significant dips at around 4K HZ to 8K HZ, you may be eligible for the trial.
It is in San Antonio, apparently it requires 4-5 return trips after the procedure and you will receive some subsidy amount.
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