I wasn’t that close but after a girl let out a death-curdling scream my ears started ringing. It has been 18 hours so far. I know I have ear damage and next time I will definitely wear ear plugs. How long must I wait?

Okay, so, my friend and I went out to shoot his new gun on Tuesday, June 9th, that he bought that day. It is basically an exact copy of the military issued M16 plus or minus a few accessories. I have not shot a rifle before and he forgot ear plugs. I did not know that I should use ear plugs while shooting a rifle, I barely hunt and I have shot a shot gun and a .22 before. Anyways, I shot 30 rounds with the gun and it was extremely loud. I told him about the ringing and he said that it should be gone in about a day or two. However, it is now Saturday, June 13 and the ringing still has not gone away. Are there any possible remedies that I would be able to get? Simple, complicated, techniques to do, things to eat, etc?

Let me start of by saying I'm 19 years old. I've been in a band for about 3 years and I've exposed me ears to extremely loud noise without plugs or anything to protect them and I believe I developed Tinnitus about 2 years ago. I had a slight ringing sound with a bit of buzzing but it was always tolerable, usually i would just put some music on and forget about it. Recently it's been getting worse so I started wearing ear plugs and it seemed to be keeping things the way they were. I have the ringing in both ears. A few days ago I was playing the music without the ear plugs and the ringing seemed to get worse. Though the last few months I've been getting dizzy spells (vertigo if you will) and i didn't think much of it. I started feeling nauseous to the point where I would want to vomit but I haven't yet. I feel off balance throughout the day. My ears also feel full as if I couldn't pop them but I really have no problem with that. The ringing seems to intensify sometimes and I also pick up a lot of sharp sounds in my ears that wouldn't have bothered me before. After doing some research I came across meniere's disease which pretty much backs up all of my symptoms. The only discouraging part is that I'm so young and this usually effects adults in their 30's and up. Im not ruling this out a single bit but I wanted to know if anybody out there is suffering from the same symptoms or even has meniere's disease and maybe tell me hoe to keep the ringing to a tolerable level. I have a hard time sleeping, thats when the ringing seems to be at it's worst. I cut Sodium out of my diet as of yesterday and I'm waiting to see if it shows any positive results. The earliest I can get in to see my doctor is March 3rd (a little over 2 weeks from today) and I'm hoping i can deal with it until then. I've read that they do have surgeries to help with this and I would very much so consider it due to my young age. I'm hoping things will resolve on it's own but only time can tell. Does anybody have any recommendations for me? Medications or just helpful information I couldn't find on a website? It would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

I can hear high pitched sounds like the mosquito ringtone perfectly and i hear them all the time from tv's stero's etc. everytime i hear the sounds i get hadaches the sounds are excruciating.

i can hear them through ear plugs

example i walked in my cousins house and he had the tv in the kitchen and the one upstairs in his room on i said could you turn the tv's down there loud and he said wtf there on mute and he was wondering how i knew they were on.

its not tinnitus already went to the doctor to see about that

i took a hearing test and heard everything of there fine

the doctor told the nurse outside the room to use the dog whistle that he had in his office to see if i could hear it he didnt tell me anything about until after i got up and went to the nurse around the corner and asked her could she stop with the whistle

It just happened when i woke up, and its as bad as when i go to shows without ear plugs. But its also only my left ear, its really weird

My husbands snoring really is ruining our marriage. i am not getting sleep in fact i am getting physically ill from not getting enough rest. I know there is a procedure that docs can do where they put the little plastic things in the throat to hold the flap up that makes all the noise but insurance will not cover it and he is too cheap to pay the 00 or even make payments on it. (we can afford it) Anything else you know of that helps? Even a combo of things….anything would help! I cannot wear earplugs either cause I have tinnitus and need to be able to hear my fan to drown out the ringing on my ears and the one time i did try ear plugs I could still hear him. Yes, he really is that loud!

So, I have a ringing in one ear around 4 kHz, and slightly reduced sensitivity to frequencies around that range as well (though it may be a result of the ringing masking that range). The average person probably wouldn't notice the small change, but as a musician and a sound technician, I notice it. Though I do listen to loud music, I also bear OSHA standards in mind, as well as the common sense to turn it down if it hurts. I mix live music around 90-95 dB(A), and at about the same volume in my car. In the rare cases I go to concerts, I always bring ear plugs. (I learned the first time!) Given all that, there is only a small window of time before I started taking precautions that damage could've resulted from sound. I've never left any music-related event with ringing in my ears that I can remember.

So more about this, there's not just ringing, but heightened sensitivity to spontaneous sounds (tearing paper from a spiral notebook slowly, or water tinkling) that cause my ear to sort of pulsate in direct response to the sound. Strangely, that sensitivity seems to be absent in music, as it only seems to appear when the sound is spontaneous out of near-complete silence. Additionally, I've noticed increased physical sensitivity, and decreased ear wax production (as compared to my other ear). If I were to pull my ears gently up or down, it might hurt one. Also of interest is that it sometimes pops somewhere inside, which can't be good. This has been ongoing for a couple years now, and hasn't really gotten any worse. I still have great hearing in general, but I often find myself trying to listen with my other ear to quieter sounds. Also noticed that my ear canal seems slightly smaller. I don't know if it's always been that way or not.

I'm kind of suspecting *maybe* a magnesium deficiency. I also have small muscle twitches in random places, particularly my arms or legs, that I read might be caused from magnesium deficiency. I thought of giving supplements a try to see what happens, but how much is too much?

I wondered if anyone else might've had a similar experience.

(i already posted this question, but i decided to post it under a different category in hopes of getting more anwers..thanks to those who answered before)

ive been in a metal band and have been going to a lot of loud concerts for the last 3 years without using hearing protection for a majority of the time..last september, i developed tinnitus and have confirmed with an audiologist that i have a minor hearing loss..now i always make sure i wear ear plugs at band practice, shows, and for any other loud activities..for the most part, i have learned to live with it and have it pretty much under control, but i was just wondering if there were any other musicians with tinnitus on here that would like to talk and share experiences, stories, or coping methods? only anwer if your going to give a serious response, please.

I went to see Tim McGraw last night. I expected loud music of course but not this kind of loss. It took over a week for my hearing to return to normal after Kenny Chesney! I wished I had taken ear plugs.

I'm used to the muffling sound and the ears ringing. What bothers me is the pitch or tone that I can't hear this morning. The phone even sounds "squeaky" if that makes sense. When do you go to the doctor?

Awakened again at 4AM by aurally obese neighbors. Brand new building, due to architectural elements (windows lined up between units) has a lack of noise insulation in key locations. I hear the following from bed: conversation, dishes clanking, in sink disposal, cabinets closing, sneezing, coughing, phone ringing, wall rattling footsteps, doors closing. Brought this to the attention of warranty department, no help. I added white noise / ear plugs, and have answered the neighbor's coughs with my own (no help). Cannot sell, been less than a year. Help! Do I call the front desk with complaints for every noise? Do I move my bed into the dining room? Do I rent the place in hopes the tenant won't mind? Do I explain to my neighbors how they should use their condo. and when? Do I leave a loud talk radio station on in hopes they'll figure it out? Not ok I should get a half night's sleep because they have surprisingly massive aural footprints and building has poor design.

you know when you get a ringing in your ears some times and it passes. well i have a ringing in my ears all the time i first noticed it about a year ago. i when i sleep i needed white noise from a fan to drown it out. now that i have my job i have to wear ear plugs and i hear the ringing when ever i have them in and when it is quite enough and i am alone with my thoughts i can hear the ringing.
What should i do? should i vistit the doctor.

Last night we had a little mishap with a potato in the microwave and the smoke detector went off. We live in a studio apartment that doesn't have the greatest air flow so despite our best efforts, it took almost 5 mins for the alarm to stop sounding.

My fiance snores so I normally sleep with ear plugs in. Last night when I put them in I realized my ears were ringing pretty badly. It sounded like an annoying high pitched tone. There was no way I could sleep with them in like that, so I turned on a fan for white noise and ended up not sleeping very much at all.

Is there anyway to stop or lessen the ringing or do I pretty much have to let it run it's course?

ive been in a metal band and have been going to a lot of loud concerts for the last 3 years without using hearing protection for a majority of the time..last september, i developed tinnitus and have confirmed with an audiologist that i have a minor hearing loss..now i always make sure i wear ear plugs at band practice, shows, and for any other loud activities..for the most part, i have learned to live with it and have it pretty much under control, but i was just wondering if there were any other musicians with tinnitus on here that would like to talk and share experiences, stories, or coping methods? only anwer if your going to give a serious response, please.