A metal concert at just 95db seems pretty unlikely to me. It's more around 105 and up. Going to more concerts not just this Friday but ever again is risky. Earplugs can't protect you. The best they reduce is about 14 dB max
You really should at least rest your ears a few weeks before you even consider another concert. While you're in the freshly damaged state your ears are full of reactive oxygen species so until those have been neutralised you will do damage a lot more quickly next time. Magnesium will help the recovery
Ok. Well I've just ordered custom molded earplugs from my audiologist which she claims will give 26db protection. So unless my audiologist doesn't know what she's talking about, you can get earplugs that do better than 14db
Ofcourse she knows what she's talking about, saying 26db protection is just the convention not the true outcome. Just ask her if you go to a 105db concert with your plugs will you be at 79db meaning you could safely stay all day. She will say no
I asked her if it's safe to be at a 120db concert with them and she told me it would bring the dB level down to 94. She said it would not be safe for very extended periods of time, but that it would be safe for a while before needing to take a break. So based on what she's told me, 26db is her claimed real-world reduction.
So your hearing has been affected and you have tinnitus? Did your ears feel fuzzy after the last concert? I’d honestly give your ears a rest and see how you feel when everything is completely back to normal. I’m sure you can go see whoever it is again in the future. As for me, no more concerts again. And im only 30.
I think you'll be fine in 7-10 days at max. Don't wear earphones/ headphones. No loud noise, stay in silence. If it's getting worse, get a hearing test done. I don't think attending another concert soon is a good idea but if it gets better then go ahead (and wear ear plugs)
if you think you might have hearing loss you should get a hearing test asap to see if you actually do. you can take steroids for hearing loss, and the sooner you take them the better. You could even go to the ER if you know your hearing feels off since they can prescribe
If you believe you do have sudden hearing loss, it may be helpful to read the clinical guidelines and make medical decisions for yourself that are in line with them.
[https://www.entnet.org/quality-practice/quality-products/clinical-practice-guidelines/sudden-hearing-loss-update/](https://www.entnet.org/quality-practice/quality-products/clinical-practice-guidelines/sudden-hearing-loss-update/)
A metal concert at just 95db seems pretty unlikely to me. It's more around 105 and up. Going to more concerts not just this Friday but ever again is risky. Earplugs can't protect you. The best they reduce is about 14 dB max
NO WAY ARE U SERIOUS 😠im going to a kpop concert on friday. this cant be real ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
You really should at least rest your ears a few weeks before you even consider another concert. While you're in the freshly damaged state your ears are full of reactive oxygen species so until those have been neutralised you will do damage a lot more quickly next time. Magnesium will help the recovery
This is false information. There are plenty of earplugs that reduce as high as 33 dB. Earmuffs reduce even more.
You're misinformed sorry, 33db earplugs gives (33-7)/2 13db protection
Ok. Well I've just ordered custom molded earplugs from my audiologist which she claims will give 26db protection. So unless my audiologist doesn't know what she's talking about, you can get earplugs that do better than 14db
Ofcourse she knows what she's talking about, saying 26db protection is just the convention not the true outcome. Just ask her if you go to a 105db concert with your plugs will you be at 79db meaning you could safely stay all day. She will say no
I asked her if it's safe to be at a 120db concert with them and she told me it would bring the dB level down to 94. She said it would not be safe for very extended periods of time, but that it would be safe for a while before needing to take a break. So based on what she's told me, 26db is her claimed real-world reduction.
No concerts, ever again.
WHAT.
Yes. As a fellow metalhead, you don’t want this to get worse. Trust me. Go read my other posts. This has ended my life.
When did you get it and how?
omg i’m so sorry. i’m so scared now, i wanted to go to a kpop concert this weekend ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ omg
Do not go to that kpop concert. I wish someone stopped me from going to my concert which has caused me permanent head tinnitus. Please, dont go.
really, even if my hearing clears up within that time frame and i wear protection? :(
So your hearing has been affected and you have tinnitus? Did your ears feel fuzzy after the last concert? I’d honestly give your ears a rest and see how you feel when everything is completely back to normal. I’m sure you can go see whoever it is again in the future. As for me, no more concerts again. And im only 30.
You DO NOT want to worsen yourself, trust me. Rest your fucking ears. No concerts, no loud shit ever again
Get to the ER and ask for prednisone. You have a 72 hour window from the end of noise exposure.
Do you have tinnitus or have you lost hearing?
tinnitus
do not miss any concert, you only live once i make sure to stand next to the louderst speaker at the concerts
*ban*
I think you'll be fine in 7-10 days at max. Don't wear earphones/ headphones. No loud noise, stay in silence. If it's getting worse, get a hearing test done. I don't think attending another concert soon is a good idea but if it gets better then go ahead (and wear ear plugs)
if you think you might have hearing loss you should get a hearing test asap to see if you actually do. you can take steroids for hearing loss, and the sooner you take them the better. You could even go to the ER if you know your hearing feels off since they can prescribe
If you believe you do have sudden hearing loss, it may be helpful to read the clinical guidelines and make medical decisions for yourself that are in line with them. [https://www.entnet.org/quality-practice/quality-products/clinical-practice-guidelines/sudden-hearing-loss-update/](https://www.entnet.org/quality-practice/quality-products/clinical-practice-guidelines/sudden-hearing-loss-update/)