Anyone done damage to their ears yet?

[Team MAF 10+ year member]

As it says in my phy sci book, the following are the recommended exposure levels for the listed DB levels:

115db: 1/4th of an hour or less

120db:1/8th of an hour

125:1/16 h

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140db:1/128 h (.46 of a minute. or less than 30seconds)

You can see the pattern ^^^^. As you can see why in peoples' demo videos casual listeners jump out of the car or run away because the bass just cuts through their ear. And to think of people who chill in their car while beating or giving demos that press 140db or higher, a good way to say sayonara to your hearing.

Typical symptoms of a bothered ear are a feeling of pressure in the ear, speech sounds muffled, and/or a ringing sound(tinnitus). Symptoms may go away in minutes or hours. 90db or louder could cause damage after long times of exposure. 120db or louder may cause pain/i.e threshold of pain.

I think ive done damage to an certain extent. Depending on a persons tone of voice i may not hear them clearly. I have this problem sometimes with girls since their voice is often of a higher pitch. Theyll say something and itll sound like the teacher off charlie brown...wah wah wah. Its not very bad, but if im not like facing them a certain way that's when my problem comes up. I believe i did damage more to my right ear(since its the ear that blows out the most, according to my setup in my car, be the left ear of the passenger) .

As a recoop i train my hearing by listening to music via headphones then trying to stay in a conversation with someone. Helps me better focus on what the person is saying.

Thought id just discuss this since my ear is bothering me now and feels like my whole side of my head is numb.

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[gunz4me 10+ year member]

My hearing has been bothering me since I was a child. Try living close to 30 years with tinnitus, it sucks!

 

[Notloud00 10+ year member]

my headphones hurt my ears much more than any system. ive heard over a 153 too...

 

[Cameron_B 10+ year member]

I have noticed a pressure feeling and muffled heaing.

 

[Team MAF 10+ year member]

Listen to some good systems, itll feel like a drill bit is being inserted and rotated in your ear. Depending on how hard it hits and the vehicle it may be bearable and the pain wont subdue until you stop listening or it could be instant.

I was in a kids explorer with type R's, prefab circle ported box. And i sat in the back seat and i never felt such a sensation in my ear, felt like someone was tickling my ear drum. Felt real funny but wasnt really pain, just annoyance.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

Yes,

the cause,

TOO MANY OF TEH DEBEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZ

 

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No but seriously, I thought my hearing was getting bad for a while, but thats when I had a loud setup and I would always use loud power tools and such without ear protection. I always wear earplugs when Im workin on stuff now though and my hearing seems fine, or I just havent ****ed it up anymore //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif.

 

[sqhertz 5,000+ posts]

i noticed myself saying "what?" alot when i had my 15"q on 1kw.

id hate to have anything more than 1kw in a daily driver.

 

[thorshammer1 10+ year member]

i noticed myself saying "what?" alot when i had my 15"q on 1kw.id hate to have anything more than 1kw in a daily driver.

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[Sinister_kid 10+ year member]

I have noticed a pressure feeling and muffled heaing.

Same.. like the pressure in the car is changing. Roll down a window and it goes away =]

 

[kraco 10+ year member]

just upped my system from sealed 10's to a ported 12. been noticing pressure changes since. not good.

 

[GAM3OVR 5,000+ posts]

I piereced my left ear drum when I was a kid.

So the left is really fucxd up

I ve been in a car doing 156+ but i stepped out after 12 or so seconds

 

[kentb 10+ year member]

my hearing is still fine. i might be doing 148db on music.

i tried to sit in ray's hummer about 158db on music, it ****ed me up. i covered my ears after a few seconds. its just too much but i like it though! heheh

as long as its 150 db of bass and not mids/highs i think you should be fine.

 

[Gearstix 10+ year member]

I have a feeling in my left ear mostly, feels like its trying to push wax out or something. maybe it is.

My ears are always muffled and my right ear hasn't been right since I was bornt.

I had my ears cleaned at the doctors, the 12s I had were louder, then about 2 days later they got quieter. I think my ears build up wax fast.... hmm.

Never heard ringing, sometimes I hear a tone, but.. thats in my right ear. its been hapening for along time, its almost like the tone a tv makes.. that high pitch.. like electronics ..

I've had that since I was a child..

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

I got 24 15s and 18krms in my daily driver doing like 157db @ ~30hz legal on music. I crank that thing up every time I get in my car and my hearing is just fine. I have quite good hearing actually.

 

[xXFBGXx 10+ year member]

I'm beginning to think that i have.....