Many a times hearing loss can be avoided just by using proper hearing protection while being in the noise place. I have a friend who uses hearing aids because of hearing loss that was causes as a result of long exposure to loud noise.

The cinemas here in Norway have started to play really loud too. A local doctor actually went to the newspapers about it. There was a follow up where the responsible ppl at the cinema measured the spl. I guess they found a quiet passage in the movie and claimed everything was fine. They said they where following the guidelines of the movie company regarding spl btw. That wouldn't suprise me!

I was at a Marillion concert a couple of years ago where they had a db meter on the mixing console. It measured 105 db!

I've been a musician for 30 years and a head-fi'er for 15 but my ears are still fine because I'm careful. If you're unlucky it only takes one concert. Like the guy who came into the shop one day and said he had 4 different types of tinnitus after a Deep Purple concert.

I listen regularly at around 80db. Loud I know, but I'm trying to get more used to more around 75db.

I recently became extremely paranoid about this due to my developing tinnitus for (at least as far as I know) no reason at all. It's pretty noticeable to me even when having a conversation some times.

The weird thing is that it started at a point where I didn't have headphones, or speakers. The loudest I'd been listening was about 60db from my crappy TV speakers! I just woke up one morning and it was there, and it's been there ever since (about 3 months now).

I'll hopefully be going to an ENT soon to get my ears properly cleaned, hearing tested, and molds done for custom plugs.

I thought I'd been very careful up until this point, so I'm a bit baffled. I NEVER go to a live show without earplugs and I've left many parties and weddings due to extremely loud music being played.

I'm hoping to strange circumstances that the tinnitus developed that it's curable via a good, proper cleaning.

Quote from: MorbidToaster on April 26, 2013, 06:48:33 PM

I'm hoping to strange circumstances that the tinnitus developed that it's curable via a good, proper cleaning.

Unfortunately "temporary" tinnitus usually lasts no more than a few days, and it's usually directly related to some extreme noise exposure. If it's been 3 months and it's still there.. you may have a partner for life. ENTs usually test hearing in the speech region and not much above that. If you're curious, a simple software tone generator can tell you what's left of your UHF range.

My advice would be to start taking about 480mg of Gingko per day, along with some high quality fish, mussel, krill, and/or flaxseed oil. Lowering the amount of salt in your diet and avoiding MSG completely can also help.

Yeah, that's pretty much what I expect.

I just don't understand why the hell it started...I've literally NEVER been to a live music event without plugs and while I do listen louder than most, it's not by any means enough to expect ringing ears.

Haven't thought about diet and I'll give it a shot, but I'm just...extremely upset by the whole thing. I've tried to be so careful ever since I was a kid, and yet it's still a problem. I can hear the ringing over my TV right now @ ~73db (according to my iPhone).

I'm still very young, by the way. Nothing about this makes sense to me.