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Getting your hearing back?

I went to a club last night, and my hearing is still dodgy lol. I just need my ears to pop, is there anyway to do this quickly? Thanks. :smile:

Yawn.

You just have to wait a couple of days, and remember not to hug the speakers next time. :smile:

Reply 3

Kagutsuchi

20

Yawning does help with some ear hearing cases, but if it was due to a loudspeaker, you ears make just be worn out. Just take it easy for a couple of days. :smile:

Reply 4

Saffie

11

you realise loud noise destroys the sensitive hair cells in your cochlea and they wont grow back.

Your hearing will hopefully come back in a couple of days this time, but you really should take more care of it.

Reply 5

Minardi

12

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You just have to wait a couple of days, and remember not to hug the speakers next time. :smile:

Amen to that. Normaly my hearning is fine by the next day, but theres been 2 club nights where I've done nothing different, but had ringing for days. It was worrying at the time!

Minardi

Reply 6

Ozy

7

Yeah, I've been ina few clubs that have the speakers louder than the safe limit. My hearing hasn't returned fully. I have a constant ringing in my ears. Not good at all.

Reply 7

nas7232

19

You probs have temporary noise induced hearing loss.. it'll come back in 3 days but if you keep going and chilling with the speakers you could lose more neuron that your out hair cells use or even worse, you could damage your outer hair cells and have reduced speech intelligibilty etc

Reply 8

~Jinxes~

8

It really irritates me when places have the music up too loud. It sounds really old womanish but there is a point where it's actually unpleasant to be around that level of noise, and you end up with ringing ears, a sore throat from shouting too much and most probably a headache from too much alcohol!!

Reply 9

--

3

Alright grandma, i bet music wasn't that loud in your day, now, how about a nice hot water bottle and a cup of cocoa?

Reply 10

Erana

9

Yeah, you'll just have to wait it out I'm afraid...

In the future I'd highly reccommend a pair of earplugs. For clubs it might be better to get a pack of disposable foam ones, since they're easily stuffed in quickly, and sound clarity isn't important.

I personally use a pair of Etymotic Research ER 20s (these - http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er20-buynow.aspx - but I know you can get them with enough searching from a few UK places for about £10) for anything louder than a crowded restaurant - eg. in bars where they play music at more than ambient volume, at concerts, or on the rare occasions I go out in the evening and still want to hear people talking. It's like turning the volume down on the world, but nothing gets muffled or anything.

I'm not a nerd (well, not a paranoid nerd with pocket protectors & nasal spray etc), I just already have tinnitus 24/7 (I have no idea why exactly, maybe it's partially genetic) and I don't want it to get any worse!

I do hate it though when places play music at deafening volumes. It doesn't enhance the experience... especially when their sound equipment isn't up to those volumes, and you can hear the speakers maxing out. :frown:

I do worry what our generation's hearing is going to be like in 20 years - my parents' generation just didn't have clubs with music THAT loud..

Reply 11

gbduo

15

Playing music at obscene volumes is great fun, i love it when i am DJing and can play my favourite tracks at very high SPLs.

If you stand in front of the speakers all evening obviously you are going to get ringing ears, hence while i am at work (i am a sound engineer) i stay behind the speakers or 5 metres in front, out of the immediate high sound pressure levels.

Don't worry about the ringing, it will go away pretty quick, tomorrow it will have gone.

Most respectable clubs have to have a dB limiter of 110dB, however some music sounds louder than other genres. For example DnB sounds a lot louder at 110dB than rock does. Its the bass that hurts your ears so stay away from the subwoofers!

Graham

Reply 12

pumpkin7

13

hold your nose and blow.... hard.

Reply 13

halfoflessthan50p

12

~Jinxes~

It really irritates me when places have the music up too loud. It sounds really old womanish but there is a point where it's actually unpleasant to be around that level of noise, and you end up with ringing ears, a sore throat from shouting too much and most probably a headache from too much alcohol!!

totally agree. Theres a certain point where my ears just start distorting (dunno if everyone gets this) and I can't really hear anything. Its so **** when you go to a gig and all you can hear is the drummer and the bass player. You'd think the sound engineers could do their job properly :mad:

Reply 14

thePhantom

2

I think it might be time for me to invest in some custom earplugs ... Its scary how loudly I listen to music...

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