Can 140 dB at 60 ft Away Cause Hearing Damage?

[Seawater7]

Can 140 decibels at 60 feet away cause hearing damage?

I was about this far away from a sports car with a huge muffler, as it revved and spun around the corner, my tinnitus has went up about twice as loud, and I am terrified that it caused some hearing damage.

Has anyone here heard of damage caused from just walking in town and this happening?
Thank you.

 

[Cheza]

As an example, firecrackers going off are in the 150 decibel range. Safe distance as far as exposure to that is 15 to 20 meters away, according to hear-it.org. 60 feet is about 18 meters, so you should be fine. It may be your anxiety level went through the roof and so your tinnitus perception went up as well.

 

[hans799]

Yes it can very well be just your perception, yesterday I had an episode of fleeting tinnitus that left a residue that didn't completely go away for almost a hour, and I was so hyperfocused on it that my T sounded much louder. Even though objective loudness testing (I compare my T to certain unchanging environmental sounds) revealed that there's no actual change. Your brain can do this to you.