Ringing in ears won't stop?

[Anonymous]

I went to a party and the music was very loud and now it's been ringing in my ears for almost 20 hours. How can I make it stop?

[TheHoneyBadger]

In all likelihood the majority of it will go away pretty soon, but you may always have it to some extent. I have the same thing from being even with the barrel of a big gun on a hunting trip, probably among loud noise exposure events. In that case, the really loud ringing went away by the end of the day, but the subtle ringing is still there (10 years later). There isn't anything you can do about any damage you may have done, so I guess don't worry too much about that. If it does stick around, you'll get used to it pretty quick (now I only notice it when I'm somewhere really quiet). The bigger thing at this point is if you know you may have already damaged your hearing, you need to protect it in the future. That means wear earplugs when you're around loud things, don't listen to your music excessively loud, and just generally avoid extended loud noise exposure. Hearing damage is cumulative, so the more you expose yourself the worse it gets.

[Asker]

It's been 3 days and no much improvement. I've looked up for more information and I've found out that a lot of people who suffered from tinnitus don't suffer anymore because they all read a book called tinnitus miracle. But non of them actually said how they did it.

[TheHoneyBadger]

I don't know, that book sounds kinda scam-ish to me (I can't really see a lot of people reading a book like that, even if it is useful). Anyways, Next time you talk to your doctor, you should bring it up, or make an appointment if its really bothering you, but chances are there won't really be anything you can do, making the most important thing preventing future damage

[Asker]

Now I kinda feel better, it doesn't bother me that much anymore. :)

[Charming27]

It should go away in a few days but it is ringing because you have just suffered permanent hearing damage. No different than injuring something and it takes a while to heal except in this case your hearing will not recover to what it was before. If you do this repeatedly it is likely you will have the problem for more prolonged periods.

If you are curious look up "tinnitus" and wear hearing protection next time.

[molan]

Correct

[Asker]

Are you sure that it can go away in a few days? I looked up "tinnitus" and it can last for years. But I don't hear the ringing when I concentrate on something else like a conversation and I also don't hear it when I lie down and don't move my head for a while. But when there is silence it is very loud and annoying

[Charming27]

Depends on the level of damage you were subjected to, I am just going off the fact that it was a party and so it would not have been as extreme as noise in some industrial occupancies (or like standing next to a jet taking off). Most people would have it go away after a while if they were at a concert or something. Either way there isn't much you can do to fix it but it should get better with time.

Just remember that 8 hours of continuous exposure to anything over 85 decibels causes permanent hearing loss. (85 decibels is the noise level of traffic on a busy road) so it doesn't take much.

[douride2]

There is nothing you can do to make it stop. It will ease up and go away in a few days.

[bifriend2013]

call the operator and tell her to cancel all calls lol

[StickStickity13]

Go to a doctor

[molan]

Except a doctor can't help, but tinnitus can be diagnosed.