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    Hearing Loss and Tinnitus from 'Safe' Noises—Over and Over Again... Help?

    Hi Bill, Thanks for your reply. I've been trying to figure out how loud the noise was since it happened...but it seems impossible to measure exactly. I was using Apple earbuds with my Asus laptop..which was pretty new so I didn't realize how much louder the audio was with headphones vs just...
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    Hearing Loss and Tinnitus from 'Safe' Noises—Over and Over Again... Help?

    Hi, I can relate to what you are saying...all it took was one loud exposure to sound from my laptop, and now my tolerance for sound is at a point where I have been experiencing symptoms of hearing loss/damage even from 5 minutes in a Booster Juice with kind of loud music...
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    Feel Like Noise Is Attacking Me...?

    Hi, Thanks to you both for your responses, I really appreciate it. I'm going to look into getting some more powerful ear muffs as you suggested (I have some noise cancellation headphones but I don't think they are really that effective for high-pitched noises like sirens, plus I wasn't wearing...
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    Feel Like Noise Is Attacking Me...?

    It's basically around my neck and jaw..not hugely but somewhat..and like a really deep pain inside my ears and nausea that makes me lose my appetite after being exposed to a loud noise. Unfortunately, another two firetrucks went by me today..so the pain continues. :( Thanks for your response.
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    Feel Like Noise Is Attacking Me...?

    Hi, I just joined this site because I am so utterly confused and bewildered as to what is going on with me, and no doctor seems to understand or be able to help me.. A couple months ago I experienced an acoustic shock/trauma after forgetting to turn down the volume on my laptop before plugging...