Speaker Ear Damage

[Lks]

I go to concerts all the time, I'm usually at a comfortable place with noise level, which is in the back or at least several feet away from the band and speakers.

Last night a band performed in a very small bar. They put 3 large speakers on each side of the small dance floor. Somehow I ended up by the speakers and it felt like a blast. I got dizzy and felt pressure in my ear.

After leaving my ears would not stop ringing. I woke up with the ringing still going and a little popping.

People can say you should've, could've did this and that but when you're out to have a good time the last thing you're thinking about is speakers.

I will be going to an ear doc and see what damage has been done.

 

[DaveB]

Since yours is acoustic damage it is likely that you will heal (given that you take care of your ears now and avoid loud places).

check out the posts by jjflyman on the forum here. His T went away completely after 18 months. In the meantime try to just mask the noise with things like rain noise generators (there are free apps on your phone that will do that. they are usually for sleeping).

Also, don't let most of the posts here scare you. They make it sound like you will NEVER heal. Most users use this forum for an average of 3 months and never come back to post that they recovered. You only hear from the chronic cases mainly.

I recommend getting a good pair of ear plugs like Eargasm (they come in a little pill box you can put on your key chain to pull out when you are exposed to loud noise).

 

[Nick07]

You might want to go to an emergency room or some place that can get you in quickly. Prednisone may be able to help, but it is optimally supposed to be done within the first 48 hours. I'm not sure at what point it becomes ineffective.

 

[TuneOut]

@Lks

Please keep us updated on how things are going. I would suggest staying away from loud noise for awhile. Protect those ears - they're the only ones you have! Hope you are doing better.

 

[another sean]

get on steroids ASAP. You still have time to reverse the damage, but not much.

 

[JoyBenz007]

Get on steroids asap it can help