90 Decibels Brief Exposure... Can That Make My Tinnitus Worse?

[Zinnia]

A ceramic plate just clanked very loudly against a glass plate and I know it was 90 decibels because I had someone clank it again & measure it (while I was out of the room.)

My ear is ringing louder now that I heard that sound (I just got noise-trauma 4 weeks ago and my ear is sensitive)

Can something like this really hurt my ear and any hyperacusis I have? I swear it's ringing louder right now after listening to that horrible sound.

Please, please advise if I'm overreacting or not. I'm so scared about this tinnitus getting worse and I keep getting exposed to more loud sounds. Please help!!

 

[Bill Bauer]

You may have "reactive T." In my experience (and based on what I've read on this forum), this will most likely be just a temporary spike (2-3 days, at most).

 

[linearb]

yes, you're overreacting; no, you didn't harm yourself.

impulsive sounds needs to be orders of magnitude louder to be really worrying.

 

[hopeforme]

So whenever something loud happens near me I just keep walking really fast and tell myself it didn't hurt me before, not gonna hurt me now. It works.

By the way I order things on amazon a lot. I opened a package today and it was loud! I was impatient and ripped the box open to hear a loud pop! Lol then I was like..chill out, its not gonna hurt. No spike.

It could be reactive T but you will need to learn to calm down and not focus on the ringing..turn on music or ocean waves. Its gonna be ok.

These sounds happen in our daily life..dishes, kids, loud motorcycles. Life.

 

[Bill Bauer]

impulsive sounds needs to be orders of magnitude louder to be really worrying.

The above is true for healthy ears. It is my understanding that when it comes to compromised ears of a person with T, anything goes.

 

[Bobby B]

for the first 6 months after trauma i used earmuffs whenever i cooked and also switched to plastic dishes. really helped because plates and cutlery can be noisy.
i don't use muffs anymore but kept those silent plastic dishes

 

[Zinnia]

The above is true for healthy ears. It is my understanding that when it comes to compromised ears of a person with T, anything goes.

Right, that's been my impression too once there is noise damage. I'm just trying to figure out what noise is safe and what isn't.

 

[Zinnia]

You may have "reactive T." In my experience (and based on what I've read on this forum), this will most likely be just a temporary spike (2-3 days, at most).

Thanks, I think it is coming back down. I need to read more about reactive tinnitus, but from what I do know it seems like it's possible I have that because of certain symptoms.

 

[Zinnia]

for the first 6 months after trauma i used earmuffs whenever i cooked and also switched to plastic dishes. really helped because plates and cutlery can be noisy.
i don't use muffs anymore but kept those silent plastic dishes

I should switch to plastic.... glad you were able to eventually take off the ear muffs

 

[Zinnia]

So whenever something loud happens near me I just keep walking really fast and tell myself it didn't hurt me before, not gonna hurt me now. It works.

By the way I order things on amazon a lot. I opened a package today and it was loud! I was impatient and ripped the box open to hear a loud pop! Lol then I was like..chill out, its not gonna hurt. No spike.

It could be reactive T but you will need to learn to calm down and not focus on the ringing..turn on music or ocean waves. Its gonna be ok.

These sounds happen in our daily life..dishes, kids, loud motorcycles. Life.

Yeah, I need to change my reactions! Thank you I feel like I have a lot to get used to.

 

[Rubenslash]

Some of you are crazy lol, 90 db 1 sec exposure wont cause damage..

It might spike reactive T but wont be permanent.

 

[Alue]

Some of you are crazy lol, 90 db 1 sec exposure wont cause damage..

It might spike reactive T but wont be permanent.

An 'impulse' sound is not 1 second either. It's much shorter than that.

 

[Karl28]

I dont think it would cause any perm damage.

I mean maybe if it was clanking over and over and over again for like a minute or two but not just one second you know what I mean

 

[Bill Bauer]

Some of you are crazy lol, 90 db 1 sec exposure wont cause damage..

I have no idea how many dB I heard when a sonic toothbrush touched the opening of my ear canal for a fraction of a second. However, people routinely bring these toothbrushes to within a few centimeters/inches of their ear, and the sound is not that loud. It seems to me that the sound I heard could have been 90dB or even quieter. It has been more than 3 months, and I am still experiencing T. So don't underestimate the damage sound can do to your ears.

 

[racerfish]

I agree with others that it all depends on how bad your ears are. For a person with perfectly normal ears, it would be no problem. For a lot of us on here, I think maybe a 1-2 day spike at the most might be more typical. Beyond that, I haven't heard of permanent damage from something like this.