Ringing ears. fuuu

Lyth

Lyth

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So, my friend brought me to the range today. One thing leads to another, and my ears are ringing now.

The ringing was MUCH worse earlier, but its still going strong now. Been about an hour. My ears feel heavy or plugged. I can still hear obviously, but the ringing is continous.

Any idea when this will go away?
 
It may go away totally, or partially, over several hours to a few days or it may stay as is. Tinnitus is very difficult to predict or manage. You can only prevent it with hearing protection. The same goes for the loss of hearing.
 
I hope it goes. It was caused by ONE 9mm round being fired at the wrong time (no hearing protection what so ever.)
 
It will likely be gone tomorrow, but it also likely means that you have probably suffered some permanent high frequency hearing loss.
Ringing in your ears after shooting or a loud concert is not a good sign.
 
The good news is the ringing will subside. But you have suffered permanent damage to your hearing. The ringing is evidence of that. The effects will probably not be noticeable long term but don't make it a habit. With repeat exposure the long term effects will be more pronounced. Your ability to hear will be affected.

I've been around shooting ranges all my life. From the time I was 8 till I was in my 20s I didn't even know ear muffs existed. Add to that I work in construction......

Needless to say I have some hearing loss......

Just this last spring I decided I had to do something, my wife doesn't have to shout at me but she usually has to raise her voice when talking to me.

I did some research on the net and found a product that has been around since the mid 80s. They are ear plugs that work like electronic muffs. There are no moving parts and they take no batteries. I had to have a pair.

Problem one was I couldn't find any in Canada, lots in the states, but I was unable to find a single retailer that would ship a pair to me for less than $80!

I contacted the manufacturer. I set up an account. Only issue, I had to order 100 pairs.

They work as advertised, I keep 2 pairs in my range bag, one in my pocket with my change, on in my tool bag and a set in every vehicles glove box.

You put them in. You can have a conversation with co-workers, or shooting buddies but still block all noise over 85 db. No need to remove them when at the range.

I currently have them for sale in the EE, I highly recommend them for anybody wishing to have a set of electronic muffs IMHO they work better than most electronic muffs priced under $200.

Stiff upper lip big guy. Learn from the incident, try to avoid it int he future.

Cheers!
 
Thanks for the reassurance.

I'll check out your EE post. I'm a little low on funds right noiw though. Silly college!

edit: Gotta say though, that was the loudest thing I've ever heard in my life. Cant wait to hear a .50 cal (jk)
 
save your money from the next case of beer and buy a set of ear plugs, no amount of saved money can ever replace your hearing.

it'll go away in a day or so, but seriously, buy ear plugs.

my ears are shot from years in rock bands/concert and not wearing ear plugs when shooting. Can't go back and change it.

larger ear muffs are great because theres never any fitting issues, they go on and come off easy.

i bought 5 pair or decent browning over-the-head muffs the other day for when I take people out shooting, and the total came to under $100. Don't need anything fancy, name brand etc. just get some hearing protection!
 
Hopefully yours is temporary. About two years ago I suffered an ear infection. After the infection cleared, both ears rang at about E sharp. Went back to the doctors, and was diagnosed with tinnitus. Permanent tinnitus. I have a hard time sleeping, but during the day, I tend not to hear it so much.

Here's an experiment my friend found from his doctor, who had temporary tinnitus: Go to your bathroom/kitchen sink, and turn on the water. If the sound of the water falling drowns out the ringing- your in luck. Its tinnitus, but its temporary, and BONUS- its not as bad as you think.

EDIT: And have sympathy too- because nearly everyday I play with my band- and the bassist insists that he play on 10.
 
Running water and music both drown out the ringing.

Plus taking a shower helped a LOT. Seems like it may be like due to pressure in the ears. A hot shower made the ringing go down like 30%
 
Its to bad your range does not have an ear protection rule, then you would not be experiencing this, or were you in an indoor range with only foam plugs ?? Decent muffs do not have to cost an arm and a leg, and I am sure you will be well protected next time.

Like many here, when I was young no one I knew was wearing ear protection, and now I pay the price with tinnitus and poor hearing. Nothing worse than when your hunting, all alone in the woods, and its real quiet, and you cannot hear anything because of all the noise in your ears.
 
Are the foam plugs better than the muffs? The muffs Im looking at are rated 26 on NRR. My foam plugs are 29. Maybe combine both?
 
Care to link me to some that have that NRR rating? I don't have much money to spend. I may take a try at those electronic ones that you posted earlier. Care to link me to them? My browsers acting fishy.
 
Considering that most clubs have both hearing protection rules and eye protection rules, you would not be getting the exact advertised level of protection from your muffs since the arms of your safety glasses interfere with a perfect seal of the muffs. Doubling up with plugs might not be convenient, but I believe its the best.
 
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