Can a Slap Cause Hearing Damage?

As the title implies, can a slap cause any form of damage to our ears?

 

Regular slap? No it can't.

If someone slaps you directly on the ear(s) though, it definitely can cause permanent damage!

 

Well I got slapped yesterday (won't say why) and the person's palm landed on my face while his fingers landed on my ear, around the ear lobe erea. I should be fine, right? I don't feel anything different right now, just hope it doesn't change some time later

 

I got slapped in the face on a few occasions by my mother before as a child. I'm 23 now. These were big slaps across the face that would cause ringing and decreased hearing in the ear. It went away after an hour or so and my ears are fine.

 

@Moosejacob thanks for sharing

 

When I was a kid. I was with my brother one day and he started verbally harassing a kid he knew. Out of nowhere,the kids big brother ran around the corner and chased us. Big brother caught up to me and he openhanded me hard and hit my left ear. Wow did that hurt and my ears started to ring for a while,then eventually faded away. Hmmm makes me think thats why I have T now. My left ear is the one that rings the highest(the same ear that the guy hit)

So many possibilities as to what can cause T

 

You'll probably be OK.
I've taken a few swats to the head. And a few on the ear but the T settled down.

 

Can someone answer questions for me i got slapped on my ear by gf really hard and it caused ringing for a hour or so and hurt badly then for 2 days after the slap couldnt hear then my hearing came back to normal.then i started hearing a buzzing noise in the ear that got hit and i hear it all day when its quiet or silent. went to doctor and doctor said that i didnt have a infection or hole in eardrum that i have dry blood so what does that mean? When will my ear heal when will buzzing go away? And what did he mean hy saying blood is in my ear.

 

Girlfriends appear hazardous for the ears in many ways.

In theory a direct slap on the ear can cause an airwave triggering the tympanic membrane, the stapes and consequently cause inner ear damage due to the force of the wave. The bleeding indicates your eardrum might have ruptured, which might be the sole cause for your Tinnitus (it might have healed meanwhile as it is usually quick to heal). It is hard to say anything for sure though. If you are overly worried, you can ask an ENT to still go on prednisolone in an attempt to minimise any damage that might have occurred to the inner ear. It is best administered in the first 48 hours, but it might still be helpful in your current situation.

 

Yes, it can cause permanent hearing damage. I was slapped in the ear by my mentally unstable ex while I was turned away and not paying attention. The slap caused a large rupture in my eardrum. That was well over a year ago and I still have tinnitus and hearing loss at high frequencies.

 

I saw a regualr doc on Thursday and he said no sign of infection or ruptured ear drum i can still hear the buzzing noise every once in a while. So if it was dry blood then i did have a ruptured ear drum? Or do? I am kinda waiting it out i dont feel pain or fullness in the ear.maybe I give it another week or 2 and maybe buzzing will go away maybe when my auditory system is calm not sure how long that takes? Could i have fluid behind the ear my doc didnt tell me . he said i have dry blood i was hit enogh to were i technically got a bruise in my ear and that it should heal fine Thankyou everyone for you feed back

 

If i didn't mention this slap to my ear happend the 29th of December i only felt pain for the time i was slapped and heard the ringing from the time i got hit then the next two days my hearing was muffled then came back to normal and could hear better so i let it be till last Thursday when i went to the doc and he told me this.i didnt get any fluid or blood leaking out at all but like 4 days after that hit i started experiencing the tinnitus the buzzing im my ear i was hit in . and still hear it now.if it was a hole in my eardrum and it healed how much longer till the buzzing should go away?

 

I was hit in the side of my head by accident by another person (complicated story). I had a spike in my T almost immediately. After about four days it went back down to its normal base level.

For ear issues, I always think it's best to see an ENT or an otologist who only deals with ears if you can.

 

Hi Tyler, can i ask how is your tinnitus now and does it occur on both side or only the side you were struck?