Loud Fire Alarm Caused Ringing in Ears... Will It Go Away?

[Stevenht]

I recently had to help my neighbor disconnect three of her powered fire alarms, which were going off. I spent about 10-15 minutes trying to stop them and now my ears are ringing, my right more than my left. Will the ringing subside? Am I likely to have damaged my ears perminantly? Is there anything I can do?

Thanks Steven

 

[LeQuack]

Did you have tinnitus before or is this the first time? A lot of people have temporary tinnitus after loud concerts or clubs so it might be similar to that. If it is, it will go away by itself.

 

[glynis]

I would go see your doctor as sometimes steroids help in the first few days.
Your ears have had a loud shock so only time will tell but as every chance in settling down again..Stay positive for now....lots of love glynis

 

[dan]

I recently had to help my neighbor disconnect three of her powered fire alarms, which were going off. I spent about 10-15 minutes trying to stop them and now my ears are ringing

No good deed goes unpunished.

Will the ringing subside?

Hard to say at this point. Wait 3 more months.

Am I likely to have damaged my ears perminantly?

I would say yes.

Is there anything I can do?

Explore this forum for possible treatments, ie.
Steroid
AM101
HBOT
Sound therapy

 

[Nucleo]

If it hasn't subsided after 48 hours there is a good chance it will stay for a while. Go see a doctor for immediate action. There are treatments which are only useful several hours after onset. After that you may want to try enrolling in the AM-101 clinical trial. From your case it seems you would qualify.

 

[Stevenht]

Thank you all for your quick comments? Some more worrying than others.
Very paranoid about ear troubles as my grandad has perminant hearing loss due to his work.

I have not had tinnitus before and it feels like I have just come out of a club, mostly in my right ear... I think I was covering my left... I felt bad for my neighbour who could do anything about her alarm!

 

[Michael Leigh]

stevenht,
Hopefully the tinnitus will go in few days but see your Dr if it doesn't. It's a good idea not to listen to music through headphones even at low volume.
Michael

 

[ali can]

if you lucky maybe it can go away so you should go doctor and take pills or something
and wait
i hope you will get better

 

[LeQuack]

Thank you all for your quick comments? Some more worrying than others.
Very paranoid about ear troubles as my grandad has perminant hearing loss due to his work.

I have not had tinnitus before and it feels like I have just come out of a club, mostly in my right ear... I think I was covering my left... I felt bad for my neighbour who could do anything about her alarm!

Has it gotten any better?