[b-sides]

i went to a polyphonic spree show last night and i forgot to bring my earplugs. the show was quite loud, and i was standing about 30-60 feet away from the stage. my ears felt quite stuffy last night, and i went to sleep with mild tinnitus. this morning i woke up feeling slightly stuffy still, but the tinnitus was gone. i prided myself in having excellent hearing, but now i notice that everything seems slightly muffled/deadened. i have to strain to hear noises like my hard drive clicking, the sound of my footsteps on the sidewalk, and the scratchings of a pencil. is this permanent? the stupid thing is that i usually keep very good care of my ears, wearing earplugs and almost always keeping headphone volume at less than 33% of max volume. it'd be a terrible shame if one mistake will leave me with regrets for the rest of my life.

 

[ecclesand]

Happens to me everytime I go to a concert. Your hearing will return to normal eventually.

 

[DJShadow]

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Originally Posted by ecclesand /img/forum/go_quote.gif Happens to me everytime I go to a concert. Your hearing will return to normal eventually.

Ditto, don't worry about it. Give it some time.

 

[feh1325]

lay off the headphones for a day or two and use your speakers
you'll be fine

 

[Arjisme]

Your ears will be fine, just don't make a habit of assaulting them like that.

So, how was the concert?

 

[bhd812]

Ears can be sick or just tired..

Lots of strait driving can screw mine up a for few days.

 

[Lowfront]

ya i hate that feeling man it will slowly come back


How was the show, went and saw them a couple weeks ago, thought it was pretty amazing.

 

[epaludo]

Happens to me also. Just didn't watch a concert a day and you should be OK ...

 

[b-sides]

the concert was AMAZING! best live show i have ever been to. hope my ears are ok though... i definitely will never forget to bring my earplugs again!

 

[Jeff E]

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Originally Posted by b-sides /img/forum/go_quote.gif i went to a polyphonic spree show last night and i forgot to bring my earplugs. the show was quite loud, and i was standing about 30-60 feet away from the stage. my ears felt quite stuffy last night, and i went to sleep with mild tinnitus. this morning i woke up feeling slightly stuffy still, but the tinnitus was gone. i prided myself in having excellent hearing, but now i notice that everything seems slightly muffled/deadened. i have to strain to hear noises like my hard drive clicking, the sound of my footsteps on the sidewalk, and the scratchings of a pencil. is this permanent? the stupid thing is that i usually keep very good care of my ears, wearing earplugs and almost always keeping headphone volume at less than 33% of max volume. it'd be a terrible shame if one mistake will leave me with regrets for the rest of my life.

This is known as temporary threshold shift. As others have said, just don't get in the habit.