The Deafening Shriek of the Bus Braking Next to Me

[IvanRus]

Today I was in a hurry on business, and when I got to the bus stop, I saw a shuttle bus approaching at the stop at a high speed (this is a small bus in Russia).

I waved my hand to stop it. When the bus began to brake sharply around me, there was a terrible screech / squeal of brakes on a piercing frequency.

My ears seemed to shrink inside.

I am very worried about this incident.

Have you experienced something like this? Can this really hurt the ears?

 

[Yoshi]

Also happened to me. Was waiting at the spot where the bus door would open and as soon as the bus brakes made a sound like expelling gas it was followed by a very loud squeal which made me cringe hard. Gave me a spike in my right ear that lasted for weeks, but has now settled down. It shouldn't cause your ears any permanent harm.

 

[IvanRus]

Gave me a spike in my right ear that lasted for weeks, but has now settled down. It shouldn't cause your ears any permanent harm.

Thanks buddy.

I thought that only in Russia in the city there are such creaking buses that save money on normal brake pads.

I hope this does not hurt me.

I will try to calm down, and continue to beware of such buses.

 

[IvanRus]

Sometimes I do rash crazy things.

Why today I abruptly stopped the bus at a stop, having experienced the squeals of brakes a meter away from me, if it was possible to wait calmly for the next in 5-7 minutes ?!

It is inexplicable, in some things I still do not understand myself.

Now I am very worried about this event.

I conducted audiometry on the smartphone, and I found a decrease in perception of 5 dB from my usual level at 10 kHz.

You can go crazy ...

 

[coffee_girl]

Hope you feel better today. Sudden loud noises had never done me any harm in the long run and i hope I your case it was just nerves

 

[Yoshi]

Sometimes I do rash crazy things.

Why today I abruptly stopped the bus at a stop, having experienced the squeals of brakes a meter away from me, if it was possible to wait calmly for the next in 5-7 minutes ?!

It is inexplicable, in some things I still do not understand myself.

Now I am very worried about this event.

I conducted audiometry on the smartphone, and I found a decrease in perception of 5 dB from my usual level at 10 kHz.

You can go crazy ...

Don't trust hearing tests for accurate results, from professionals or phones. Your hearing test results can fluctuate from ±5/10 dB sometimes up to ±20 dB. If you feel like your hearing has gotten worse then that's a different thing, but if you're just checking then there's no benefit to doing them. I know how you feel though, I've become seriously paranoid and anxious about my hearing now.