MemberI see. Your onset of T... was it after one specific episode of trauma or prolonged exposure? Did you get H from the start or after some time? I guess now you're using hearing protection all the time. Do you see any progress regarding T volume or H?
Thinking About Going to the Cinema
- Thread starter David G
- Start date
- Feb 17, 2017
- 10,400
- Tinnitus Since
- February, 2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Acoustic Trauma
There was a typo in my post - the spike following that second acoustic trauma lasted for monthS.
I had my acoustic trauma on January 22. I got a full ear sensation immediately. I got H the next day. I heard T for the first time on February 2. My H and T were a lot better by May. I got a setback with T after the second acoustic trauma. T seems to be improving, but it is very difficult to tell. It rate of improvement had slowed.
Drive in movies should make a come back and and there are some and that way you can listen in the comfort of your car, there is a drive in movie near me I'll have to wait next summer. I also think of bring out old records to listen to music and play them on record players that way they don't have hi tech sounds and amplfiers. Headphones and earplugs I think dont damage the ear but damages the auditory processing of the brain. Let's get back to old school thinking, basics not advance thrills. I tell my 3 kids no headphones and earplugs. If they do I'm on that it better be lower than low. Awareness has to start somewhere.
Thanks for clearing that up. It's amazing how little ear plugs actually protect you then, I've been naive. It's also amazing how little time an ENT doctor will give you, I was sparred a few minutes and NIHL was assumed, he only said that so I'd Leave. I think you can tar most of them with the same brush. Looking back, certain noises did trigger my tinnitus but they didn't need to be loud. I remember a vacuum cleaner bring particularly troublesome whilst wearing earplugs!
- Feb 17, 2017
- 10,400
- Tinnitus Since
- February, 2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Acoustic Trauma
30dB is enough to protect you from many noises, especially when your ears are healthy...
- Feb 17, 2017
- 10,400
- Tinnitus Since
- February, 2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Acoustic Trauma
This is Exactly the kind of thing I was talking about! One might wear ear plugs, be bothered by the noise, and then dismiss it. I recommend that you ask someone else to do the vacuuming.
devonlee
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- Feb 2, 2017
- 171
- Tinnitus Since
- January 2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Hearing Loss of Unknown Origin
I have to completely disagree with Michael on this one. I think it is absolutely horrible for someone to live in constant fear that each task they do will cause their tinnitus to be debilitating. Of course the people who go and then have issues after regret it, but at the same time you won't know how it effects you until you go! EVERYONE'S TINNITUS IS SOOOO DIFFERENT! I recently went to the movies though I didn't see an action film and I know those are generally louder. My tinnitus was louder after but it was also late and I had worked night shift the night prior AND I HAD POPCORN! FULL OF SALT! Oh my! I lived. And I loved it. Seriously. You only have one go at life. Don't let tinnitus rule it. Don't sit around wondering if each little thing you do will make it worse. Be smart and protect your ears but don't stop doing things because they MIGHT make your tinnitus worse.
devonlee
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- Feb 2, 2017
- 171
- Tinnitus Since
- January 2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Hearing Loss of Unknown Origin
- Feb 17, 2017
- 10,400
- Tinnitus Since
- February, 2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Acoustic Trauma
devonlee
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- Feb 2, 2017
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- Tinnitus Since
- January 2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Hearing Loss of Unknown Origin
I find it depends where I'm vacuuming. My front hall echoes a lot so it's the part of the house that bothers my ears the most but I'm generally okay with my regular headphones.
Did you wear earplugs?!! I agree, if you can't even do the things you want to do (even if it means wearing hearing protection) then you may as well not live. I am over the worst, but I'm not going to live in fear. Take that as a positive or a negative.
- Feb 17, 2017
- 10,400
- Tinnitus Since
- February, 2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Acoustic Trauma
- Dec 17, 2015
- 577
- Tinnitus Since
- December 2nd, 2015
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Acoustic trauma (loud concert for 1h)
I have been to several movies at the cinema and the only movie that was really messed up was Dunkirk. However, I read online that several reviewers had also mentioned this, that the loudness was way too loud, so it was indeed not on the level of a normal action movie.
I would also suggest avoiding IMAX as it uses louder speakers that is placed all over the theater to create a better surround. I live in Europe and they are a bit stricter on the loudness of the movie (usually around 80-85 db max) but I always use foam earplugs with high reduction just because. I haven't noticed any spikes after the movies, not even after Dunkirk that I lasted one hour before getting a minor panic attack, however, my anxiety was through the roof and I felt really bad for a few days.
I would also suggest avoiding IMAX as it uses louder speakers that is placed all over the theater to create a better surround. I live in Europe and they are a bit stricter on the loudness of the movie (usually around 80-85 db max) but I always use foam earplugs with high reduction just because. I haven't noticed any spikes after the movies, not even after Dunkirk that I lasted one hour before getting a minor panic attack, however, my anxiety was through the roof and I felt really bad for a few days.
devonlee
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- Feb 2, 2017
- 171
- Tinnitus Since
- January 2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Hearing Loss of Unknown Origin
Eek! Just the previews scare me. Halloween is fast approaching here and I recently saw a house with a fake clown by their front door. Nope, going to be skipping that house on Halloween. No candy is worth walking past a life-sized fake clown.
I think I recall someone on TT seeing it and saying it wasn't a loud movie.
I like that statement! You do what you think is right for you and don't let ANYONE tell you otherwise.
Just come back from the cinema after watching "12 Strong". It's a war film so was loud throughout the film. I wore earplugs the entire time, at times feeling on edge about the volume. Come home and no spike at all. I wouldn't put off going to the cinema due to T but earplugs are a necessity.
I will just like to add that I finally went to the cinema for the first time in 12 months, I saw Phantom Thread even though I had some doubts I ignored it. I arrived just after the trailers, sat in the middle row and had a great time, and the only time I heard the tinnitus was when the movie was about to start.
I hope I can have that experience again.
I hope I can have that experience again.
Cinema for me can be good, depending on the movie. If I am drawn into the movie, don't even notice my T unless I think of it. If the movie is boring, T can take over.
I haven't been to the cinema since September. I miss going to cafes, bars, resturants, and walking earplug free on the streets.
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