Ringing in Ears after Concert
If you’ve ever been to a concert, you’re probably familiar with the loud noises that come with it. No matter what type of music you’re going to hear performed, you can expect that there will be loud noises both from the music and also from the crowds and the surroundings. People talk loud, music is loud, announcements are loud and people talk even louder to be heard over the noise.
All of this can wreak havoc on your hearing. While most everyone enjoys a fun concert, you need to learn how to protect your ears from it. Ringing in the ears after a concert is tinnitus, even if it only lasts for a short time.
Tinnitus is defined as the perception of sound in the human ear when there is the absence of any corresponding external sound. This can happen in one ear, both ears or in the head itself. While it is most often described as ringing sounds, there are also other sounds that qualify as tinnitus such as:
- Whining
- Buzzing
- Hissing
- Humming
- Whistling
- Ticking
- Clicking
- Chirping
- Crickets
- Whispering
- And more
No matter how you interpret the sounds you hear, these are all types of tinnitus. It’s very annoying and in some cases can be very harmful. Ringing in the ears after a concert may last for about one to three days, especially if it is just your first exposure to loud noises. Then it will usually go away on its own.
The more times you are exposed to these loud noises, the higher the chance that the tinnitus will remain longer or even permanently. This is why it’s so important to protect your ears and your hearing any time you are exposed to loud noises.
Exposure to loud noises such as those from a concert will bend or damage the tiny hairs of the inner ear. Sometimes these bent hairs will repair themselves over time and the sounds of tinnitus will go away. Other times, they break and the sounds of tinnitus are permanent. The best thing you can do about this is to prevent it in the first place by avoiding long exposure to loud noises without the proper ear protection.
