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Originally Posted by Kipper is King
so, i was at virgin feet tonight. I was 7-10 rows away from the front. I did not move further back mainly because of how many people were around me. I was up there for the Hip, which was about a couple hours long.
Now my ears are ringing, moreso in my left. Now I am terrified to think I have significantly damaged my hearing.
Do people who go to concerts like that normally turn out OK? I am frightened.
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The ringing should go away after sleeping once, maybe a few more days than that depending on how badly you damaged you hearing.
But yes, if you have signifciant ringing in your ears, that is a sign of permanent damage and probably loss. But it won't be as bad as it is now. You probably won't notice a difference overall.
EDIT: I've had that happen to me may times, and I do know my hearing isn't what it used to be. The worst day was actually just the system at The Crack Alley. I couldn't get away from the noise anywhere in the bar. And the worst part was I didn't even want to be there, got convinced by others.
I had ringing for about 4 days, it was bad.
I've been to a ton of concerts though and had many nights of ringing ears. When you start to get a bit older and notice the problems you take it a bit more serious and bring earplugs to use anytime you feel a little overwhelmed by the sound.
I guess what I'm saying is technically yes, you have done permanent damage, but you probably won't notice any effects unless you engage in stuff like this often, IE one or two nights probably won't make much of a difference.
If you are a regular concert goer, then you will want to think about bringing plugs to most events and using them when appropriate.