“My son blew a whistle loudly in my ear and I can still feel it ringing. Is there something really wrong?”
My son was playing with a whistle and he blew it loudly in my right ear. This happened last week and I can still feel my ears ringing. Could there be an issue?
3 Answers
Hello,
Exposure to loud noise can result in hearing loss, and thus a hearing test should be performed.
Dr. D
Exposure to loud noise can result in hearing loss, and thus a hearing test should be performed.
Dr. D
When a loud noise occurs with a certain intensity, you may get what is called a temporary threshold shift with persistent hearing loss and ringing. Over a period of time, this should return to normal. We see this on an audiogram (routine hearing test). When it is repeated months later, the pathology in the Cochlear is theorized as a tear in the membrane of the Cochlear duct leaking endolymph as a result of the wave produced by the sound. When the duct repairs itself everything goes back to normal most of the time.
Tinnitus from cochlear hair cell damage
