Exposed to Over 100 dB for Ages — Panicking

So I ended up in a situation where I was exposed to somewhere in 100 dB range for about 45 mins. I was annoyed at myself for not leaving and just powering through.

Now my tinnitus has spiked moderately (but not extremely) and I'm really pissed off because I may or may not have damaged my hearing.
I'm going to stay away from any moderately loud noise for at least 10hrs now.
I'm am really mad at myself for allowing it. It was loud enough that I'm probably underestimating the db level because I don't want to believe it was higher.

I've been in unpleasant situations before but this takes the cake by a mile.

 

See, I was expecting to see "10 Months" (and that would have been kind of too short of a time) there. In any case, please carry on.

 

A first week or so after I first got my T I had a maniac episode and blasted my ears with loud music making it permanently worse. Just relax and hope it does go back to it's original volume and be more protective of your ears.

 

Kinda hard to avoid moderately loud noise where I am. Don't be such a scare monger

 

It will be interesting to see how being brave works out for you and for other brave people. Please share your experience with us, no matter what this experience turns out to be.

 

What were you thinking? Were you trying to drown out T? Where you trying to take your mind off of T?

 

What is done..is done. Try to avoid situations like these in the future, they can eventually take a toll on your ears and hearing.

 

When your tinnitus becomes PERMANENTLY worse due to your own negligence, I'll be there to remind you...!

 

At those levels, it can get worst and it can be quite nasty... just how loud it can get...

 

This is the only time since my T I've done such a thing. Not like I got to concerts every few weeks and all that. They are probably on the same noise level though.

I'm not being 'Brave' as other have refered to it. I'm in a new environment with people I don't know so I'm not gonna lock myself away and become Billy no mates.

The reason for such a sound level was 600 people raising their voices to each other.

 

be careful you dont want severe tinnitus..

 

Where were you?

 

Get fitted with ear plugs and start wearing them in loud environments. This is a must. Tinnitus is nothing to be toyed with. You're flirting with the devil in my opinion by continuing to expose yourself to loud sounds. I don't buy that there is no way for you to avoid it.

 

Thats a bad idea. You could always go for the napkins and stuff-em in your ears in case of an emergency. Earplugs are the ideal sollution indeed, the smallest (most invisible) ones I know of would be the ones from earpeace. They also come in skin collor to perhaps stop people asking about them, which I had happen with a different brand once which looked like small antenna.
link: https://www.earpeace.com/collection...-protection/products/excision-limited-edition

Earpeace hearing protection.

I hope your T eleviates, be safe.

 

Funny you mention that product. Just ordered them after being stuck in a 100db environment for a while again not long after this post. My T hasnt spiked at all. It's louder than it used to be as it randomly spiked a week before these incidents. You know the random spikes that last like 10 seconds and go. I had one of them but it never subsided. Its 10x more intrusive than previously. I'm just glad I didnt experience any changes after my stupidity being in that noise level twice. I' gauge it at 100db with 120db spikes. Stupidity at its finest.

 

Somewhere that involves large cheering / shouting crowds and irresponsibly loud speakers. Was there twice. Once for 45mins once for 2hrs. (At least during the 2hrs it wants continuously high leve but still pushing it)

It wasnt a concert but I dont want to explain in case someone i know comes across this and asks me.

 

100 dB is a lot and of course there is a risk that it's worsened. Bear in mind though, that you're also fueling the T by thinking about whether it's worsened or not. If you're lucky, it hasn't.

And it's not easy to kick those thoughts, not at all. I'm in the middle (?) of fighting a spike myself. This after a loud party 10 days ago. (Though I did wear earplugs the entire night, it started something).

Good Luck!

 

Well the earplugs are quite cool looking so maybe thats why we both thought of these.

The random spikes are startling yeah, I had them sometimes during the day. While my T only shows up at night at quiet times normally, infrequently it spikes for a bit and I might even hear it during the day for a little while. Then again a whole bunch of times its like.. the fridge or something, and im like: o noo its a spike! But not really then.

 

Not worth it. Friends can come and go. If they aren't cool with you avoiding loud noise then you may not want them as friends, anyway.

 

You really weren't stuck, right? Next time leave. Think temporary vs permanent. Just be careful, my friend. Always carry foam earplugs with you. Always.

 

Close your ears with your fingers or hands. Unless you are in prison, you can leave.

 

The spike died down thankfully. I reckon the sound peaked at like 125db when people where chanting for about 5mins. Wish I had brought my ear plugs earlier and worn them then. A mate had ringing after the event but lucky for them they won't know what living with it is like as it died down after a few hours.