Greetings /k/, Quick question regarding hearing loss from a

>>34454090
>It was a few rounds into it that I realized I was without hearing protection.
How the shit did you not notice instantly?
You'll probably be ok in the long term, and even within a week. But I'd see an ent to be safe, they can maybe minimize the damage and you only get one set of ears in this life.
Just hope your tinnitus(constant ringing insta-hearing damage) goes away and isn't permanent. Because there is no cure, it'll make it hard to sleep, and interfere with hearing normal stuff.

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Go see an ENT you idiot. At least get the damage assessed.

You're fucked. the doctor can't do anything.

How the fuck can you not notice an earplug falling out, my man. You asked for this. You made your bed, now lay in it.

Honestly, maybe you were already deaf, because how the FUCK?

Ever been to a loud concert? You should be okay in several days.

You'll experience some permanent hearing loss but after a week or so you'll adapt to it and not notice a difference any more. You may or may not experience tinnitus. It's only through cumulative exposure that it will have a noticeable effect.No need to go to an ENT, the damage is already done. Try not to let it happen again.

>>34454131
I was focused on hitting the target until I started hearing ringing and pain.

The ringing has gone away, mostly. It rings for a minute or less a few times a day - that's not a big deal(for now).

I dunno. ENT's are expensive. I was thinking of giving it up to a week before I scheduled an appointment.

>>34454173
I can kindof relate, as I've been hunting and that pure focus of the shot can really make gunshots sound less painful.
Like I said then, chances are you'll be 99.9% ok soon.
You probably just ticked off some more time on your biological hearing clock and will lose hearing faster as time goes on, even if it's just negligible amounts.
3000fps 22cal centerfires are loud as hell though, it's quite a loud snap when they fire. Be more careful to use plugs properly next time, they should NEVER fall out if they're in properly at all.
So long as you don't hear constant ringing driving you nuts when you try to sleep, forcing you to put on background noise, that's probably not going to continue.

>>34454170
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>>34454141
I expect hearing loss, all I care about is this damn blown speaker thing that's driving me nuts. I'll not make that mistake again though, that's for sure.

>>34454197
Tinnitus runs in the family, my grampa was the biggest pro-safety shooter I've ever known. Always had hearing protection. Had crippling tinnitus by the time he hit 45. Coincidentally the same time he went bald. So I'm probably screwed either way there.

hearing is muffled right now, with light occasional ringing, and blown speaker sound with high frequencies.

What's more annoying is I'm a musician and I can't hear the other band members when we play, and I always wear ear monitors when I play to protect my hearing.

>>34454090
I had something similar happen to me. You'll be fine. It happened to me a month before leaving for bootcamp almost 4 years ago. They picked up on the damage during a hearing test but it wasn't an issue. Every hearing test since has shown my hearing in my right ear is improving. My ear was ringing for the weekend and stopped after a few days.

>>34454222
>crippling tinnitus
yall some bitchmade motherfuckers, ive had objective tinnitus for as long as i can remember and it's only once been anything remotely close to 'crippling'

>>34454284
My grampa can't hear anyone over his ringing.

Mix that in with his parkinsons, dementia, enlarged heart, diabetes, and heart disease and it's a cocktail of bad genes.