Hi! Yesterday, I was walking on a narrow street, wide enough for only one car. I was wearing my Moldex earplugs (35 SNR reduction) when, suddenly, a police car turned on its siren about 8 meters behind me and sped past. It came so close that if I had reached out my hand, I could have touched the windshield. The whole thing happened so fast that, after an initial jump of about 2 meters, I completely froze and didn't put my fingers in my ears.
All I can find about the sirens in my country is that they average 120 dB and can reach a peak of 128 dB.
Has anyone experienced a similar sound exposure and can offer advice or share how things turned out for them?
At the moment, I'm experiencing a spike, but it's hard to tell if it's from the sound or just the panic from what happened, as I'm feeling a bit traumatized. I already had a lot of stress in my body, and I suffer from quite severe hyperacusis.
I've searched the forum for similar incidents, but none of the threads provide closure on whether the spike was temporary or permanent.
All I can find about the sirens in my country is that they average 120 dB and can reach a peak of 128 dB.
Has anyone experienced a similar sound exposure and can offer advice or share how things turned out for them?
At the moment, I'm experiencing a spike, but it's hard to tell if it's from the sound or just the panic from what happened, as I'm feeling a bit traumatized. I already had a lot of stress in my body, and I suffer from quite severe hyperacusis.
I've searched the forum for similar incidents, but none of the threads provide closure on whether the spike was temporary or permanent.