Noise-Induced Tinnitus

I am wondering, if you get noise-induced tinnitus from a loud sound and it damages your ears, would you get hearing loss associated with that?

 

You might want to check out this Tinnitus Talk survey. One third of the people having tinnitus in general (all causes, not necessary noise induced), report no loss in the survey.

 

I have noise-induced tinnitus (both ears), I did the test and they discovered I haven't hearing loss. So no, it's not a must.

 

Me too, noise induced but hearing is still ok.

 

When I visited my second ENT I started to get emotional about my t and the hearing loss (Noise Induced Hearing Loss over years) that caused it. The nurse looked at me and calmly said there are plenty of people with no hearing loss who have t too.

 

Noise Induced but no hearing loss on a regular test.

They sometimes call it hidden hearing loss.

 

The hearing loss can be above the tested frquencies.
Most likely there is hearing loss but it is at frequencies above 8khz.

 

People may have a degree of hearing loss but not realize it.

 

Or below the lower limit 125Hz. And sometimes lowest tone tested is 250Hz. For example, male voice fundamental frequency is often lower than 250Hz and it's not uncommon to have fundamental frequency below 100Hz.

 

If threshold of normal hearing is considered to be around 20dB in the pure audiometry test, it still leaves much room for changes in hearing. And 0dB is not the lowest sound pressure level people in general hear, it just a reference level. If one has sensitive hearing, it can go below the 0dB in the pure tone audiometry, for example -5dB.

For example, if one would have very sensitive hearing in certain range, for example initial threshold could be -5dB. Afterwards threshold could be +15dB. That leaves some room to discuss whether or not hearing loss occurred...

 

I've had bad T from very loud noise exposure 2 times. No hearing loss.

 

Do you think the loudness of your T depends on how much DB at 6 k your dip it. Does the T volume depends on the severity of the loss . My loss is at 6 k too but 70 bd. Only my left ears. I wonder if my T will be louder ?

 

I´ll be happy the day people come on here, claiming to have no HL, assure us they have tested their upper hearing levels as well (8-20 kHz)

 

I'd happily take a bit of hearing loss over listening to this high pitched ringing in my head. Four weeks in now and it makes one dysfunctional and the constant distractions needed are tiring. I'm here browsing for something similar to my predicament, with a view on recovery road.

The 8khz thing seems to be the common consensus. I got tested and the Doc said my hearing was perfect. Now I know about the 8khz thing, I'm not so sure it's perfect at all. It's probably high end cooked.