Hey guys. Earlier this week I shot my handgun without ear protection for the first few shots before I realized.
I've had normal short tinnitus before in my life from random loud noises but it always went away.
I had some hearing loss in my left ear that went away fairly quickly and the sound level of my tinnitus went down the first day, but I feel like I've made no progress since then and I'm starting to get scared. My left ear is worse than my right, but both are bad enough I can't sleep on my side anymore which has really affected my sleep.
Should I go the doctor? Is there even anything he can do?
I've just been drowning out the noise with a fan and listening to music and soothing sounds with earbuds at relatively low volume levels.
Should I not be listening to things at all? My ears also burn a bit. Am I just damaging them more and preventing them from healing? Should I just wear ear protection all the time til it heals more?
I've had normal short tinnitus before in my life from random loud noises but it always went away.
I had some hearing loss in my left ear that went away fairly quickly and the sound level of my tinnitus went down the first day, but I feel like I've made no progress since then and I'm starting to get scared. My left ear is worse than my right, but both are bad enough I can't sleep on my side anymore which has really affected my sleep.
Should I go the doctor? Is there even anything he can do?
I've just been drowning out the noise with a fan and listening to music and soothing sounds with earbuds at relatively low volume levels.
Should I not be listening to things at all? My ears also burn a bit. Am I just damaging them more and preventing them from healing? Should I just wear ear protection all the time til it heals more?