Ear ringing

Now you're being obtuse. The OP is complaining about hearing damage from firing a handgun with no hearing protection. And you suggest flushing his ears. Now you're trying to suggest you're not suggesting a connection?



Quit posting. You sound silly.
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.wheelgunner

If you have visited an ENT like some here have, you should know that a wax buildup can cause pressure and with the added sound of an abrupt loud noise can add to that pressure causing ringing or aching in your ears. Ask an ENT and when he/she tells you the same, it won't sound as silly. ;)
Suggesting that the OP flush his ears is not saying it will cure his problem if it's truely permanent hearing damage. It won't. But I assure you it won't hurt to flush and make sure he doesn't have complication due to other reasons as well.
 
wax buildup (and I have it every day) has nothing to do with hissing, chirping, or crickets from hearing damage.

Plugs aren't bad, but they do not protect the mastoid area around the ear which can be damaged from the sound vibrations.

Hearing loss is permanent - it does not go away, you cannot correct it, treat it or make it better, especially with vitamins or wax removal

I have been listening to the hissing sounds foe decades thanks to headphones and Jimi Hendrix at volume 9, but even one shot out hunting is enough to cause hearing loss as is using your gas lawn mower, trimmer, power washer, driving fast with the window down in your car or your boat.

Loud noises hurt, lower db noise that is still damaging as mentioned above doesn't make your ear hurt, but it is robbing your hearing every day
 
For the last time....I'll turn it up for those that can't hear well ...

...LOUD NOISES ARE NOT THE ONLY CAUSE OF RINGING IN THE EARS. :p:D


Along with wax build up causing pressure on the inner ear, ear infections, Ostosclerosis, Meniere's Disease, Lyme disease as well as poor blood circulation can cause tinnitus(ringing) in the ears.

www.livestrong.com/.../261634-reason-for-ringing-in-the-ears


Note the paragraph titled 'Common Causes' and you'll find wax buildup listed as one of the cause's....and more for those that thought that one was silly...

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tinnitus0.blogspot.com/2008/12/medical-reasons-for
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www.ehow.com/facts_5250007_reasons-ringing-ears.html
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A simple Search will tell you this but again, if you go to a competent ENT with ringing in your ears, chances are you've been tested for a few of the above mentioned and no doubt your Dr. has discussed some of these things with you.

thanks to headphones and Jimi Hendrix at volume 9
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Headphones and Hendrix....those went together like salt and pepper. ;)
 
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A strange thing

Well, did any of you ever experience this: Did you ever have a gun go off unexpectedly (the circumstances are unimportant) and recall hearing nothing more than a "pop?" I've had that happen a couple of times and it seemed very strange.
 
^^^Yes^^^

Have had scenario's in which I was so engrossed with what was going on around me at the moment, the gunshot(s) were hardly noticeable. Hunters often experience this. Especially when that big trophy they've been pursuing for awhile finally presents itself.
 
I was competing at Fort McCoy, and I was cleaning sand off of my issue ear-plugs and I forgot to take them with me to the line.

Once you're on the line you can't come off or you forfiet the score for that round, so I thought "eh no big deal, I'll be OK"

It was just 10 rounds but my ears definately were ringing.

A few years back I woke up on a quite winter morning and noticed the cicadas. Then it hit me that there are no cicadas in the dead of winter.

I always hear a constant hum of cicadas, but hardly ever notice it unless it's quiet. In the summer when there really are cicadas it's not so bad...

I look at my third place tophy I won in that match and really don't think it was worth it. if I could go back in time, I guess I'd remind myself to put the ear plugs in, but if I had to make a choice between the trophy and my hearing - I would give back the trophy. If I'd have known that I'd be hearing cicadas for the rest of my life I would have asked to come off the line.
 
An FYI to the veterans out there. The VA will pay partial disability, up to 10% IIRC, for those who suffer from tinnitus. I have not applied.

My tinnitus started when I was a radar operator (OS) in Uncles Sam's Navy from radio circuits blasting in my head phones. It got worse working on loud machines as a machinist/industrial mechanic.

It got worse again when I fell down the stairs and broke my leg.

It can be maddening.
 
Just to add to the list of potential hearing loss activities (which is a little off-topic), there is now a real concern with going to the movies (!)

Thank heavens I had a pair of ear plugs in my pocket. I carry them around at work, for when I enter a noisy area, and I guess I've unconsciously carried the habit over to after work as well.

It was one of those IMAX theaters. I guess they think the high sound levels somehow add to the experience.

It was just fine with 32dB of NRR ear plugs.

IMO, while shooting is one activity that most definitely requires hearing protection, it isn't the only one.

Not to sound like an industrial health specialist, but there is noise at work, noise at concerts, and (apparently) noise at movie theaters. Basically, if you want to protect your hearing, carry ear plugs.
 
If it happens to you, go to an otologist IMMEDIATELY. If you get there within 48 hours sometimes a course of steroids will reverse the damage. Left too long it becomes permanent.

Ask me how I know...:(
 
I'm a shooter and a woodworker. Between the guns and the power tools, my hearing is still decent but not like it used to be. Just today I got some new and top of the line earmuff type hearing protection. The difference in noise reduction between them and my 5 year old muffs is significant. I shouldn't have waited so long to get new ones. And do take care of your eyes. I had a brain tumor (non-malignant) back in the early 80's, and before the problem was fixed I couldn't use both eyes (they pointed in different directions slightly, so I saw double). I had to wear an eye patch for about a year, until the last operation, and I was never sure that I'd get the other eye working again. These days I'm so protective of my eyes that I'm almost to the point of wearing safety glasses when I brush my teeth. Take care of what ya got. They won't issue you new ones.
 
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