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Got my test done, still have perfect hearing. After 1 week, the tinnitus has subsided, and the ENT said that I should make a full recovery.

So just now, I woke up to almost complete silence, except I just heard a bit of static if I plugged my ears tightly. For about 10 minutes, the frequency was gone, and then crept back in. Does this signify that it will not be permanent?

Getting a hearing test tomorrow with an audiologist - Hopefully it goes well, I don’t seem to have lost any ability to hear, just the ringing persists.

Update: I think it may be getting better, there’s still a bit of the high frequency, but the “static” and random sounds are gone. Really a wake up call to be careful with my ears next time.

Thanks everybody. I’ve been wearing plugs in loud places just to make sure I don’t overwork my ears while they’re healing.

Hi everybody, first post. I recently attended an extremely loud metal concert front row for almost 3 hours, stupidly, without any ear protection. Afterwards, I had the muffledness and ringing that accompanies loud concerts, and I assumed it would be gone by the morning. I’ve had this ringing...