Submitted by iReallyLoveYouAll t3_1280ux2 in headphones
LyKosa91 t1_jegsy2a wrote
Welcome to the club. For what it's worth, you get used to it.
Just bear in mind that once you have permanent tinnitus it'll only ever get worse, so look after your ears as best you can. It's not the end of the world, I've lived with ringing in my ears for over a decade and to be honest it's only an occasional mild annoyance. If you can avoid it altogether, good. If not, well, we all make mistakes, and there's no point dwelling on the past, just try to avoid making the same mistake and making things worse.
Edit: there are non hearing damage related causes for tinnitus as well, if you're concerned, see a doctor. If you've been exposed to very loud noise for extended periods of time it's most likely hearing damage though.
iReallyLoveYouAll OP t1_jegx4u6 wrote
Thanks for the kind response. man this shit sucks. why cant things be perfect yeah. anywayz growing older sucks yeah.
yeayea im never using 100% volume again. never making the same mistake again.
ive been exposed to 113db headphones for 3 years :( thats porbably it
LyKosa91 t1_jeh28ph wrote
It is what it is, give it some time and you'll more or less forget it's there.
One cool little trick for temporary removal is to cover both ears with the base of your palms, then drum with your fingertips on the base of your skull for about 30 seconds. You'll get maybe 10-20 seconds worth of pure silence after you take your hands away, sometimes it won't be quite as loud when it comes back too (can be useful if its keeping you awake). Doesn't sound like a lot, but if you've lived with non stop eeeeeeeeeeeeeee for years on end, it's honestly pretty surreal to not hear it at all, even for a few seconds.
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