Podcast at High Volume with Leaf Blower Leads to Severe, Lasting Tinnitus and Sleepless Nights

[PVR]

I was listening to a podcast with Apple AirPods Pro 2 while using a leaf blower. I turned up the volume so I could hear the conversation, and it went on for maybe one and a half to two hours. The result was brutal ringing, mostly in my right ear. I thought it would go away, but it hasn't. One year later, it is just as awful as ever.

I use white noise at night to mask it, but it does little, and my sleep is interrupted every night. As I type this, my head feels like it is exploding. I pray for a miracle.

 

[henkess]

I think it will get better. The same thing happened to me with a leaf blower. My ear slowly healed after a while, and I returned to my regular baseline tinnitus.

 

[Sonia554]

I think it will get better. The same thing happened to me with a leaf blower. My ear slowly healed after a while, and I returned to my regular baseline tinnitus.

How long was a while?

 

[PVR]

Thank you, @henkess.