ears after concert

[lightoftruth]

last night i went to a concert in birmingham acadamy which laster bout 4 hours of continual LOUD music...when i left i had the ususal feeling of my ears being blocked and everything appear to have a "dampened" effect on my hearing

i woke up this morning and its gone in my right ear but its still there in my left. Intrestingly i rang up orange to check my balance and the woman sounds normal in my right ear but resembles one of the chipmunks in the left.

Will this pass or should i go to the doc?

Many Thanks

[squarebear]

You say you had the "usual feeling"? Is this something you do a lot of?

If you damage your hearing like this regularly, one day it will go altogether. I would advise you check it out with a doctor.

[lightoftruth]

no i dont go to concerts often...last concert i went to was back in march. I was reffering to the fact that when i do, on the rare occasion go to concerts the dampened effect is what usually occurs

For added infomation... i do not seem to get any prominent "ringing" in my ear. Just a feeling of my ears being blocked.

I would probably liken the feeling to when u hold ur nose and blow so that you pop your ears...but it goes wrong and the air stays there for a bit and you cant really hear anything,

[squarebear]

Yes I know the feeling too. It's like listening to things with your hand over your ear. If it doesn't go away soon though, it's probably worth getting it checked out. A lad I know goes to clubs all the time and has tinnitus from all the loud music.

[dot.hawkes]

I went to see Status Quo at the Floral hall in Southport in 1975(ish) and as my friend and I walked back along the prom to the car my ears were ringing and my legs were shaking!! The ears were because of the noise, the legs was because we were standing on the seats and jumping up and down like everyone else, especially when they did Down Down.

[Reverandfunk]

Half past 2

Sorry thought you said when is the next bus, its my hearing you know.

They should be okay in the next day or two

[Katie~77]

The last time I went to see Motorhead, I couldn't hear properly for two weeks.x

[countrykid]

Don't want to give you cause for concern, but if your hearing isn't yet back to normal, get it checked out. I experienced similar symptoms, muffled sound etc. Turned out my right ear drum is perforated. If the perf is a small one, it tends to heal itself in a few weeks, a bit like cutting your finger say. But if the perf is larger, it may require surgery - as mine does, and the bad news for me anyway, the hearing loss won't return. Hope you fair better.

[lightoftruth]

just to let you all know...my hearing is completly back to normal now

thankyou for all your advice

Richard

[Cockney_si]

I used to take cotton wool with me and put small pieces in each ear before the concert, you can still hear just as well and you'd be surprised at how much more you can hear afterwards !