We need more public service announcements like this. Literally an ounce of prevention would have meant the world to so many people. I don't recall any warnings in health class, or from music directors, or at concerts, or at locations of any other loud activities. Hearing is critical to our health, but it's only after we lose it that we realize the impact.
Thanks for helping to get the word out, Dr. Cliff. The older men in my family (father, uncle, grandfathers) all had shooting and hunting-related hearing loss and wore hearing aids. I have read that one gunshot up close can do measurable damage to your hearing. The older you will thank the younger you for avoiding noise-related hearing loss!
25+ years in LE. Sirens, gunfire, home/business alarms, traffic, radio traffic...despite my best efforts to protect my hearing, I now suffer from loss and am in the process of getting aids. PROTECT YOUR HEARING! Like eye-sight...when it's gone, it's G.O.N.E.
Indeed. Currently 25 year old dude here. I got ear pains 3 times the past year. Though audiologists report no hearing loss, it was enough for me to take hearing protection seriously.
About two years ago, I had a hearing test. I found that I have noise induced bilateral hearing loss. This was my first test since I was in grade school. I had a feeling that I would have some hearing loss as growing up in a household where everything was always loud, talking, television, radio because my dad is deaf in his left ear (had his ear drum removed due to a tumor when he was young). Although I cannot blame it all on my upbringing because I also never wore hearing protection at concerts either. Now, if I go to a concert, I have to wear hearing protection, if I don't I cannot hear for at least 3 days. I really wish that getting a hearing test was part of the recommended health maintenance appointments. I get messages saying that I need my flu shot or that I need a mammogram but nothing that says I need a hearing test. Why can't we make this more mainstream? I think it's really important and maybe hearing should be checked every 5 years?!?! I don't think that is too much to ask.
I have bilateral hearing loss also and tinnitus. They said mine was noise induced, but I think they actually think mine was from a virus because my right ear is so much worse than my left. My hair cells are damaged on the inside. I had Covid in 2021 and 2022 and had a bad virus also, had tinnitus both times with Covid just ringing and it went away. I woke up one morning and had pressure on my face by my ears. Made an appointment for ENT. That test was from 250-8,000 and it was good. My tinnitus was so bad it was buzzing-static electricity it is debilitating. They referred me to tinnitus clinic and they did a higher frequency test and the test from250-20,000. My left ear was at 16k and right ear was ultra high frequency showed no reason now to sound. My audiologist said, she thinks it was caused by a virus because my right ear was so much worse than my left ear. And with the ultra high frequency I believe that why my tinnitus is so loud in ears and head buzzing-static electricity. It’s so debilitating.
At. 69 years of age and for at least ten years I have been suffering from moderate to severe HF loss as well as a severe lack of volume! Growing up in the 60’s we all loved to listen to loud rock bands like Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix etc etc and we also attended various festivals but sadly this has taken its toll on my Hearing! Your advice about earplugs is very valuable and I think warnings should be mandatory at all concerts and perhaps earplugs could be sold at some of them?? Great video and glad you were able to complete your service in the army!
Thanks for this video. When I was in my 20s, I attended a really loud concert and had ringing in both ears for a couple of weeks thereafter. That was the last loud concert I attended. Several of my friends who frequently attended loud concerts without protection now in their forties wearing hearing aids.
Hey John. Thanks for the comment. It's hard to convince individuals in their 20s to wear hearing protection. Unfortunately, they must live with the consequences as they age.
I attended a Tina Turner concert about 30 years ago. Sat very close to a massive speaker and lost my hearing overnight. Complete nightmare as a 22 year old. I’ve learned to live with just one ear but sad to hear there is still no cure.
Heart-breaking outcome for that young man. In reference to noise induced hearing loss caused by gun fire, I want to add that not only, and obviously, not wearing hearing pro can lead to permanent damage, but also you have to watch out for a more insidious issue of having inadequate hearing pro for the system you are working with. My NIHL on the right side was a result of shooting a friends AR-10 that, unbeknownst to me, had a muzzle brake installed, instead of the standard flash hider. I had electronic ear muffs on at the time, but a muzzle brake can increase the aural blast from a rifle as much as 50%, but they did not protect me. I knew after the first shot that something was wrong. Too late. Life changed. I tell all my friends who are recreational shooters/hunters this; don't go to the the range or on a hunt with the hearing protection you need for what YOU are shooting. Protect your ears to the loudest POTENTIAL blast from any system that could be used there by other people. If your range allows up to 50 BMG, then you should protect your ears to that level. I haven't been to the range since because I want to see if any of the neurons will heal a bit more in the 4-6 month window. I realize the outer hair cells are toast. They are broken forever, but maybe some neuron connectivity could reduce the perceived loudness of my tinnitus. When I do go back to the range/hunting, I will be using in-ear custom, fully occluding molds, along with 33 dB rated earmuffs. I know, too little, too late in regards to my damage, but certainly don't want to take out the hearing hair cells I have left. All shooters should spend the money to get THE BEST hearing protection they can find. Don't skimp on this step. You will be sorry. Thanks again for all the information you provide. Really glad I stumbled on your channel. Fantastic content.
@@DrCliffAuD am Brazilian I have on the right too. I really like your videos. do you believe in healing soon ... like FREQUENCY TERAPEUTICS FX-322? Thanks
I think i lost my hearing in my right ear today... I shot a family members 22-250 without ear protection and after that first shot I feel a sort of pressure in my right ear, along with slight hearing loss. I'm not sure if it will recover. I hope it will because my eyesight is so bad that the only thing good I had left was my hearing, so im freaking out. For sure will never forget to wear hearing protection any more.
This is exactly what happened to me. I have hearing loss in my left ear since I was 10 yrs. old and couldn’t go into the Air Force. Such a dream crusher.
Im 17 and i went shooting last week and didn’t put my ear plug protection and now I’ve lost so much hearing on my right ear and there is just constant ringing. Please tell anyone who is shooting to protect their ears
Doc, I just came across your video, and I wish there were more of this type. I, like you am a veteran, although I served in 1973-1977. missed the war but loved to shoot and did from the time I was 8. I am also a life long big game hunter carpenter always aware of noise and hearing protection. When I left the Army there was some hearing loss, but I lived with it, and got used to it. About 40, I started to get tinnitus, first in the right then the left ear. The VA put me in aids, and I refused to wear them the sound quality, but oddly enough, not the aids, was awful. 2 years ago I was prepping to go on an Elk hunt in Wyoming, and I went to the range to shoot and secure the sighting in of my rifle. I forgot my usual muffs, and put in the foam plugs that are in every hardware store in America. 2 Shots from the guy on my right, and 3 shots from the guy on my left. 4 from my own 30-06. I am now for all intends and purposes deaf now and it only took 10 min.'s and 9 shots. I destroyed a lifetime of ear care in 10 min.'s. The stigma of ear muffs goes away quick when you can't hear your wife and kids tell you that they love you, and they don't have to yell it to the whole neighborhood. for crying out loud!!! take care or your ears!!! Nothing has changed me as deeply as hearing loss. By the by, the military saved my sorry butt, and I at 67 still have no regrets having served and appreciate all it gave and did for me.
Hi, Doc. I was in the Marine Corps from 1964 to 1968. I was stationed for a year in the 2nd Tank Battalion at Camp LeJeune. Often several of the M-48 and M-60 tanks would head to the firing range, and there my ears were treated to the massive blasts of around 20 tank cannons, and all without the benefit of ear protection. The Corps back in those days did not require or recommend ear protection. During my 4 year enlistment I was exposed to tank cannon fire, M-14 rifle noise during training missions and at the rifle range, grenade blasts, the deafening sound from firing recoilless rockets, and from firing the M-60 machine gun. Now, at the age of 73, the VA has fitted my for hearing aids, and my tinnitus is so severe that I must take Seroquel and Zoloft to curb my suicidal ideation. The ringing is so severe that I am often driven to the limits of sanity. I soon will apply to the VA for a service related disability. I'm glad that the military has awoken to the absolute necessity of ear protection.
I’m 21 years old, I had a firework go off near my ear, it’s been 3 months now and I still hear ringing in my right ear, the doctor said it’s permanent. I used to be an audio engineer :(
Damn bro I’m sorry for your loss I completely understand it. Did you happen to have muffling in your ear when that firework went off? And if so how long until the muffling subsided? I can live with tinnitus but god damn this muffle is driving me insane.
@@4kwalker934 Hoo sorry to hear that...I'm using hearing aid its completely mask the tinnitus sound...and I have some hearing loss to because of loud fireworks close to my ear
Thank you for the video Dr Cliff. I too was turned down by the military due to hearing loss caused by loud noise . The Vietnam war was still being fought at the time , I thought they could use me , the Sargent seemed happy but not the Dr on account of my hearing . Just prior to that , So as a young bloke (17) I got a job on a rock breaking gang in outback Australia . We jackhammered 8hrs a day and there was no hearing protection for us . Today and it`s still not good my hearing chart drops away about 1K both sides . By 2K my right levels a bit at 85 db and the left 95 db. I`ve been using aids for about 25 years . Now here`s a point ! Unhooking a Covid -19 facemask I lost a hearing aid . Didn`t feel it or hear it , or notice it till night time , to late ,it was miles away . I`ve also noticed the left pulls out changing eyeglasses or removing a motorcycle helmet . So it may be worth cautioning your clients how easy it is to lose a device . Another point I`ve often wondered about is the relationship between the side with most loss and the cause . You mentioned shooting . With a rifle pulled to your right shoulder your right ear would be closest to the percussion . I`m also right handed but used to lean on the jackhammer or lift it with my left arm to a wall and control the trigger with my right hand . This put the exhaust close to my left ear , my worst side for loss. I`d like to know your thoughts ?
Fire service doesn't enable hearing protection at all times all days. Two of our stations had very loud alerts , a train horn we were forced to be under at role call and every fire alert. Sadly , the exposure has caused tinnitus with hearing loss to many of us. Tried to get a change , and tradition seemed to rule over common sense.
@@DrCliffAuD , I had a trial phonak audio direct , one program had a masker adjustment in the app. I started getting mechanical sound and when adjusted the masker adjustment went away. If the masker is on shouldn't the app make it available? Trying to determine if it is the Audiologist or possible a range setting. We called Phonak and they seemed to be little help. The common reconnect bluetooth , uninstall reinstall , reboot . Basically , common support for I don't know what to say. I program apps trust me this is BS after 1 attempt
Hi Ron. I'm not a big fan of the Audeo B Directs. Yes, if the masker is activated, it should be available for adjustment in the App. Without my hands on the device, it is hard for me to diagnose the specific issue.
despite the story, thats so dope man, you were the part of an army and now are a doctor woww, talk about trying things out : ) I'll do such incredible things too !
One single shot without hearing protection is definitely enough. I got my tinnitus from 1 9mm shot without protection. Guess one problem is Hollywood. Movies give the false impression that even big explosions don‘t have any impact on your hearing.
Absolutely. Imagine firing a pistol from inside a car! This is shown sometimes as no big deal by Hollywood. I'm sure it would cause significant instant hearing loss.
I suspect some of my hearing loss was Military related. As a military photographer, I spent a lot of time on the flightline and in and around airplanes of all types. But since I wasn't ASSIGNED to the flightline, I was never given or even required to wear hearing protection. I was young and dumb and I was going to live forever! I might still live forever, but it will be with hearing aids.
Hey Cliff. I had a very bad tenant at the house who yelled screamed constantly for months on end so to try and get them to stop i started playing very loud screaming noises on my portable speaker. I kept it going thinking she would stop and she kept going so i did. Sadly now im having hearing issues on and off. Is there anything i can do about it? 😬
Can this happen from someone shouting as loud as they can right into your ear? That happened to me and 3 weeks later I still have tinnitus, but the pain and clogged/muffled feeling has gone away for the most part. Hearing has been sensitive since the incident.
Doctor Cliff, AuD permanent damage? Or should it heal on it's own. Would you recommend seeing an ENT or Audiologist? It was a Tony-winning stage actress during a performance, she knows how to project her voice!!
I just got my first pair of hearing aids from the VA last week on Monday. I’ve had tinnitus for 50 years after shooting a 30 caliber rifle with the old style cup over the ears in advanced training. The high frequency ringing comes and goes so I never did anything about it while in the service or after as most of the time I could just ignore it. Over the past few years it has gotten worse and so has my ability to hear some family members (mostly the women). I can hear my wife but not my daughter and granddaughters. So I had a hearing exam at Sam’s then another one at the ENT and both results matched. I went to the VA and they tested my hearing and had a different result (about 15% better across the board). They didn’t record the tinnitus as I said but claimed it has gotten worse over the last few weeks! The hearing loss rating was a zero because of that instead of the 10% I was expecting. They issued a new set of resound 3D which are better but did not fit the right ear properly. Nor did they do the test you suggested to get them fit and function properly. I’ve made another appointment to see if they can adjust them properly. The price is great as they are free but if it hurts my right ear I don’t know how long I can wear them. Hearing my daughter for the first time in years has helped! Is their anything I can do to get them to properly fit these to my ears and complete the programming properly? Additionally, they didn’t explain how to clean them. Just turn the off by opening the battery door and put them into the box overnight. I am going to assume my follow up maintenance appointment will be better. Thank you for your service !
Good video. I regret not wearing ear plugs. I was helping someone cut something with a power saw for 2 minutes one year ago. And now, I have tinnitus and aura fullness. Yuck! All I want for Christmas is my original hearing back to original settings. I don't want anything else but that. I I wish someone would have told me why it it very very important to wear hearing protection. :(
Hey doc is there a way someone with tinnitus can still enjoy shooting at the range without causing further damage? Like maybe doubling up on hearing protection i.e. using in-ear plugs and muffs at the same time?
I was actually wondering if you wore a hearing aid as well? I have had them in the past but stopped wearing them. I just ordered a new set. Great videos by the way.
Hi Harrison. I wore a hearing aid in my right ear for about 6 months trying to perceive benefit. Unfortunately, my hearing loss configuration didn't accept amplification with benefit. If/when it gets worse, I'll definitely try again. Helps me understand the perspective of individuals who don't like/want to wear hearing aids.
@@DrCliffAuD I did a regular hearing test at Costco and didn't find any hearing loss after I shot an AK but I'm still noticing tinnitus could I have Subs threshold hearing loss
Sir, I have low frequency dip on my right side. What may be the reason and have sever pain and tightness on right side. What may be reason. MRI CT turned out normal. Stood steroids in one week period but no imporovement
Awesome video I was shooting a video on a gun for somebody when I drop my hearing protection happened so fast that it rupture my left ear drum not much but it healed up already but now I have tinnitus but I still can hear good I have my first appointment July 8th 2022 any help all happened April 24th 2022
So i used a hearing test app and got acoustic shock .. im almost 2 months in i have a buzz bee in left ontop of my old tinnitus i got from zythromycin thats a electrical pulse .. but simple things like the fan on low make a buzz cricket in left and my ears both have a low wawawawwawa sound that amplifies when im watching tv or resting my ears feel numb a bit somedays and bit of hypercacusis to louder sounds .. im hoping it improves but im wondering if a hearing aid will help or make my situation worse since it may be abke to mask the buzzing and lower tinnitus .. i was on prednisone during the aoustic trauma too .. i kinda think the symptoms were from that more
Hi there, I have a question. My recent audiogram showed my right ear at 40 until 3k when it jumped to 30, and then took a dip back to 40 at 4k and shot up to 20 at 5k & 6k, would this be indicative of noise induced? I don't listen to anything loudly, and the last time I was at a place with loud music was about 7 or 8 years ago, whereas my problems have only been in the last 3 years at most (my left ear was more or less the same but there was no dip, it was 40 until 1k, went up to 30 until 4k, and then for 5k & 6k it was 20).
I been having muffled or fullness on both of my ears after a respiratory virus its been 5 months no improvement what can i do i really need help do i lose my hearing cause i went to the ent doctor and they say my hearing is fine it might be congestion but my hearing is not getting better
Sir i have continuous ringing sound in my ear, once I was not able to hear in one ear but then I went to doctor, and it was just ear wax build up, then when he did ear irrigation I could hear properly like normal, but still I have ringing in my both ears even I use ear drops and I have bp, and once I overdose on bp medicine, sir do I need to worry about my hearing, sir I had ringing before ear irrigation .
Dr. Cliff I do hope that guy pursued a waiver. From your descriptions his hearing loss doesn’t seem as bad as it could be compared to many infantryman and especially artillerymen I know. In fact his hearing probably isn’t as bad as mine, it was something I was born with, but yet I was still able to become an infantry officer regardless. I have two questions; the first being how do you think warfighters from the last century were able to to sustain functional hearing in the midst of much longer and more extreme exposures to combat compared to what we have today? I know weapons have gotten louder as propellants have changed and that exposures today are often in enclosed spaces rather than open air environments as found in the past. But..... what are you thoughts? Secondly; do you think hearing loss reversal technologies(such as FX-322 and others) will be the effective in the future, not only for warfighters but also those born with high frequency deficits?
One of the stigma of wearing hearing protection is that you can't hear with them in. This can be dangerous. The new active technology is great, but back in the day we had cotton balls, maybe, or a couple of cigarette filters. And once you have hearing loss, wearing protection makes you effectively deaf. So, it's easily preventable in retrospect and now, but not so much then.
I had the exact thing happen except my earplug on one side didnt seal right. The tinnitus is unbearable and cause so many problems in my life. I'm all done with firearms after this. Never again
Sir... there is tenitus in my left ear..(2months ago) because of one day suddenly loud sound from my hands-free...for 5-6 day i can't Bear with even normal hands-free sound in left ear i can't use hands-free in left ear because of that. But eventually i can use it get better..now ther is no problem with sound from hands-free..but tinnitus didn't go away it sill there .. but nowadays there is sharp pain in external ear at using hands-free...what should i do. (My hands-free uses is to much usually 5-6 hours per day but i avoid to use it now) No hearing problems yet.
I have a 4000hz hearing loss due to a wax ear protector falling out of my left ear while in Army ROTC on the rifle range. I had a complete loss of hearing for 1 hour after the incident.
I can only blame myself for the damage to my own hearing that i caused. Guess there is only one way out now. Hello 9mm my old friend ive come to talk to you again.
Same here. I have problems with my right ear since I was a kid. They said it's because my ear canal is small. Doc, can you say something about ear canal affecting my hearing?
Well if you do let me talk you that you did a great job congratulation I will recomend you to do a video of how is your ring and be part of the family so people don't see you as a business man because tinnitus suffers are tired of scamers!!!!
We need more public service announcements like this. Literally an ounce of prevention would have meant the world to so many people. I don't recall any warnings in health class, or from music directors, or at concerts, or at locations of any other loud activities. Hearing is critical to our health, but it's only after we lose it that we realize the impact.
Very true!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who is trying to work in this field with hearing loss. Thank you for sharing your story.
Good video. There is nothing more convincing than someone speaking from painful, personal experience.
Thanks for helping to get the word out, Dr. Cliff. The older men in my family (father, uncle, grandfathers) all had shooting and hunting-related hearing loss and wore hearing aids. I have read that one gunshot up close can do measurable damage to your hearing. The older you will thank the younger you for avoiding noise-related hearing loss!
Also, as someone who's getting their very first hearing aids at 25, your videos have been very helpful, thanks so much (:
why did you have to get hearing aids my friend?:(
I am 26 almost 27. I go to see an audiologist next week. Dr Cliff’s videos are INCREDIBLY helpful
@@michaelangst6078 hearing loss of course but I'm not exactly one to speak on that
25+ years in LE. Sirens, gunfire, home/business alarms, traffic, radio traffic...despite my best efforts to protect my hearing, I now suffer from loss and am in the process of getting aids. PROTECT YOUR HEARING! Like eye-sight...when it's gone, it's G.O.N.E.
Indeed. Currently 25 year old dude here. I got ear pains 3 times the past year. Though audiologists report no hearing loss, it was enough for me to take hearing protection seriously.
You should make a video about what hearing aid you wear.
About two years ago, I had a hearing test. I found that I have noise induced bilateral hearing loss. This was my first test since I was in grade school. I had a feeling that I would have some hearing loss as growing up in a household where everything was always loud, talking, television, radio because my dad is deaf in his left ear (had his ear drum removed due to a tumor when he was young). Although I cannot blame it all on my upbringing because I also never wore hearing protection at concerts either. Now, if I go to a concert, I have to wear hearing protection, if I don't I cannot hear for at least 3 days. I really wish that getting a hearing test was part of the recommended health maintenance appointments. I get messages saying that I need my flu shot or that I need a mammogram but nothing that says I need a hearing test. Why can't we make this more mainstream? I think it's really important and maybe hearing should be checked every 5 years?!?! I don't think that is too much to ask.
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I have bilateral hearing loss also and tinnitus. They said mine was noise induced, but I think they actually think mine was from a virus because my right ear is so much worse than my left. My hair cells are damaged on the inside. I had Covid in 2021 and 2022 and had a bad virus also, had tinnitus both times with Covid just ringing and it went away. I woke up one morning and had pressure on my face by my ears. Made an appointment for ENT. That test was from 250-8,000 and it was good. My tinnitus was so bad it was buzzing-static electricity it is debilitating. They referred me to tinnitus clinic and they did a higher frequency test and the test from250-20,000. My left ear was at 16k and right ear was ultra high frequency showed no reason now to sound. My audiologist said, she thinks it was caused by a virus because my right ear was so much worse than my left ear. And with the ultra high frequency I believe that why my tinnitus is so loud in ears and head buzzing-static electricity. It’s so debilitating.
This conversation was well needed
At. 69 years of age and for at least ten years I have been suffering from moderate to severe HF loss as well as a severe lack of volume! Growing up in the 60’s we all loved to listen to loud rock bands like Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix etc etc and we also attended various festivals but sadly this has taken its toll on my Hearing!
Your advice about earplugs is very valuable and I think warnings should be mandatory at all concerts and perhaps earplugs could be sold at some of them?? Great video and glad you were able to complete your service in the army!
Thanks! Marines not Army though. 😃
So true! Don't hesitate or second guess it. Plug it or loss it.
4:45. It’s because people assume wearing protection makes it harder to hear people. It’s actually quite the opposite in loud environments.
Thanks for this video. When I was in my 20s, I attended a really loud concert and had ringing in both ears for a couple of weeks thereafter. That was the last loud concert I attended. Several of my friends who frequently attended loud concerts without protection now in their forties wearing hearing aids.
Hey John. Thanks for the comment. It's hard to convince individuals in their 20s to wear hearing protection. Unfortunately, they must live with the consequences as they age.
I attended a Tina Turner concert about 30 years ago. Sat very close to a massive speaker and lost my hearing overnight. Complete nightmare as a 22 year old. I’ve learned to live with just one ear but sad to hear there is still no cure.
I've been to so many concerts, lost count. Now I'm 51, researching hearing aids for hearing loss at 3000Hz.
@Spotek They are no longer ringing
@SpotekFortunately, they are no longer ringing today.
Heart-breaking outcome for that young man.
In reference to noise induced hearing loss caused by gun fire, I want to add that not only, and obviously, not wearing hearing pro can lead to permanent damage, but also you have to watch out for a more insidious issue of having inadequate hearing pro for the system you are working with.
My NIHL on the right side was a result of shooting a friends AR-10 that, unbeknownst to me, had a muzzle brake installed, instead of the standard flash hider. I had electronic ear muffs on at the time, but a muzzle brake can increase the aural blast from a rifle as much as 50%, but they did not protect me.
I knew after the first shot that something was wrong. Too late. Life changed.
I tell all my friends who are recreational shooters/hunters this; don't go to the the range or on a hunt with the hearing protection you need for what YOU are shooting. Protect your ears to the loudest POTENTIAL blast from any system that could be used there by other people. If your range allows up to 50 BMG, then you should protect your ears to that level.
I haven't been to the range since because I want to see if any of the neurons will heal a bit more in the 4-6 month window. I realize the outer hair cells are toast. They are broken forever, but maybe some neuron connectivity could reduce the perceived loudness of my tinnitus.
When I do go back to the range/hunting, I will be using in-ear custom, fully occluding molds, along with 33 dB rated earmuffs. I know, too little, too late in regards to my damage, but certainly don't want to take out the hearing hair cells I have left.
All shooters should spend the money to get THE BEST hearing protection they can find. Don't skimp on this step. You will be sorry.
Thanks again for all the information you provide. Really glad I stumbled on your channel. Fantastic content.
Thanks for sharing your story BeachGunner. Glad you found the channel!
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Do you have hearing loss in Both ears
@@CarlosAlexandre-ok3zo Right ear only
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am Brazilian I have on the right too. I really like your videos. do you believe in healing soon ... like FREQUENCY TERAPEUTICS FX-322? Thanks
I think i lost my hearing in my right ear today... I shot a family members 22-250 without ear protection and after that first shot I feel a sort of pressure in my right ear, along with slight hearing loss. I'm not sure if it will recover. I hope it will because my eyesight is so bad that the only thing good I had left was my hearing, so im freaking out. For sure will never forget to wear hearing protection any more.
This is exactly what happened to me. I have hearing loss in my left ear since I was 10 yrs. old and couldn’t go into the Air Force. Such a dream crusher.
Im 17 and i went shooting last week and didn’t put my ear plug protection and now I’ve lost so much hearing on my right ear and there is just constant ringing. Please tell anyone who is shooting to protect their ears
How’s your ears doing now?
@@noah1899do you have the same issue
How are you now? I did the same mistake and lost hearing on my left ear. Please help
I did the same mistake and now I hear so much worse in both ears. My hearing came back normal but it’s still not great :(
Bro please tell me how you are now I am going through this exact same hell please HELP
Doc, I just came across your video, and I wish there were more of this type. I, like you am a veteran, although I served in 1973-1977. missed the war but loved to shoot and did from the time I was 8. I am also a life long big game hunter carpenter always aware of noise and hearing protection. When I left the Army there was some hearing loss, but I lived with it, and got used to it. About 40, I started to get tinnitus, first in the right then the left ear. The VA put me in aids, and I refused to wear them the sound quality, but oddly enough, not the aids, was awful. 2 years ago I was prepping to go on an Elk hunt in Wyoming, and I went to the range to shoot and secure the sighting in of my rifle. I forgot my usual muffs, and put in the foam plugs that are in every hardware store in America. 2 Shots from the guy on my right, and 3 shots from the guy on my left. 4 from my own 30-06. I am now for all intends and purposes deaf now and it only took 10 min.'s and 9 shots. I destroyed a lifetime of ear care in 10 min.'s. The stigma of ear muffs goes away quick when you can't hear your wife and kids tell you that they love you, and they don't have to yell it to the whole neighborhood.
for crying out loud!!! take care or your ears!!! Nothing has changed me as deeply as hearing loss. By the by, the military saved my sorry butt, and I at 67 still have no regrets having served and appreciate all it gave and did for me.
Hi, Doc. I was in the Marine Corps from 1964 to 1968. I was stationed for a year in the 2nd Tank Battalion at Camp LeJeune. Often several of the M-48 and M-60 tanks would head to the firing range, and there my ears were treated to the massive blasts of around 20 tank cannons, and all without the benefit of ear protection. The Corps back in those days did not require or recommend ear protection. During my 4 year enlistment I was exposed to tank cannon fire, M-14 rifle noise during training missions and at the rifle range, grenade blasts, the deafening sound from firing recoilless rockets, and from firing the M-60 machine gun. Now, at the age of 73, the VA has fitted my for hearing aids, and my tinnitus is so severe that I must take Seroquel and Zoloft to curb my suicidal ideation. The ringing is so severe that I am often driven to the limits of sanity. I soon will apply to the VA for a service related disability. I'm glad that the military has awoken to the absolute necessity of ear protection.
Sorry to hear that brother. Hang in there. Semper Fi
How are you doing?
I’m 21 years old, I had a firework go off near my ear, it’s been 3 months now and I still hear ringing in my right ear, the doctor said it’s permanent. I used to be an audio engineer :(
Damn bro I’m sorry for your loss I completely understand it. Did you happen to have muffling in your ear when that firework went off? And if so how long until the muffling subsided? I can live with tinnitus but god damn this muffle is driving me insane.
Any update?
@@kirthika2379 yes, it’s still exactly the same. Now I’ve been doing better trying to ignore it
@@4kwalker934 Hoo sorry to hear that...I'm using hearing aid its completely mask the tinnitus sound...and I have some hearing loss to because of loud fireworks close to my ear
Thank you for the video Dr Cliff. I too was turned down by the military due to hearing loss caused by loud noise . The Vietnam war was still being fought at the time , I thought they could use me , the Sargent seemed happy but not the Dr on account of my hearing . Just prior to that , So as a young bloke (17) I got a job on a rock breaking gang in outback Australia . We jackhammered 8hrs a day and there was no hearing protection for us . Today and it`s still not good my hearing chart drops away about 1K both sides . By 2K my right levels a bit at 85 db and the left 95 db. I`ve been using aids for about 25 years . Now here`s a point ! Unhooking a Covid -19 facemask I lost a hearing aid . Didn`t feel it or hear it , or notice it till night time , to late ,it was miles away . I`ve also noticed the left pulls out changing eyeglasses or removing a motorcycle helmet . So it may be worth cautioning your clients how easy it is to lose a device . Another point I`ve often wondered about is the relationship between the side with most loss and the cause . You mentioned shooting . With a rifle pulled to your right shoulder your right ear would be closest to the percussion . I`m also right handed but used to lean on the jackhammer or lift it with my left arm to a wall and control the trigger with my right hand . This put the exhaust close to my left ear , my worst side for loss. I`d like to know your thoughts ?
Fire service doesn't enable hearing protection at all times all days. Two of our stations had very loud alerts , a train horn we were forced to be under at role call and every fire alert. Sadly , the exposure has caused tinnitus with hearing loss to many of us. Tried to get a change , and tradition seemed to rule over common sense.
That makes me mad.
@@DrCliffAuD , I had a trial phonak audio direct , one program had a masker adjustment in the app. I started getting mechanical sound and when adjusted the masker adjustment went away. If the masker is on shouldn't the app make it available? Trying to determine if it is the Audiologist or possible a range setting. We called Phonak and they seemed to be little help. The common reconnect bluetooth , uninstall reinstall , reboot . Basically , common support for I don't know what to say. I program apps trust me this is BS after 1 attempt
Hi Ron. I'm not a big fan of the Audeo B Directs. Yes, if the masker is activated, it should be available for adjustment in the App. Without my hands on the device, it is hard for me to diagnose the specific issue.
@@DrCliffAuD Thanks and understand , will be going to audeo marvel after first of the year . Hope , they will be a smother choice
despite the story, thats so dope man, you were the part of an army and now are a doctor woww, talk about trying things out : ) I'll do such incredible things too !
One single shot without hearing protection is definitely enough.
I got my tinnitus from 1 9mm shot without protection.
Guess one problem is Hollywood.
Movies give the false impression that even big explosions don‘t have any impact on your hearing.
Absolutely. Imagine firing a pistol from inside a car! This is shown sometimes as no big deal by Hollywood. I'm sure it would cause significant instant hearing loss.
You can say that for Dragon Ball Z. Lol. Shouldn’t all characters have hearing loss?
I suspect some of my hearing loss was Military related. As a military photographer, I spent a lot of time on the flightline and in and around airplanes of all types. But since I wasn't ASSIGNED to the flightline, I was never given or even required to wear hearing protection. I was young and dumb and I was going to live forever! I might still live forever, but it will be with hearing aids.
Hey Cliff. I had a very bad tenant at the house who yelled screamed constantly for months on end so to try and get them to stop i started playing very loud screaming noises on my portable speaker. I kept it going thinking she would stop and she kept going so i did. Sadly now im having hearing issues on and off. Is there anything i can do about it? 😬
Can this happen from someone shouting as loud as they can right into your ear? That happened to me and 3 weeks later I still have tinnitus, but the pain and clogged/muffled feeling has gone away for the most part. Hearing has been sensitive since the incident.
Yes, that can cause a significant amount of damage as well.
Doctor Cliff, AuD permanent damage? Or should it heal on it's own. Would you recommend seeing an ENT or Audiologist? It was a Tony-winning stage actress during a performance, she knows how to project her voice!!
I'm thinking you need some new friends and co-workers
Glen Barrington right? Pretty unbelievable.
How is your ear now, sweetheart?
I just got my first pair of hearing aids from the VA last week on Monday. I’ve had tinnitus for 50 years after shooting a 30 caliber rifle with the old style cup over the ears in advanced training. The high frequency ringing comes and goes so I never did anything about it while in the service or after as most of the time I could just ignore it. Over the past few years it has gotten worse and so has my ability to hear some family members (mostly the women). I can hear my wife but not my daughter and granddaughters. So I had a hearing exam at Sam’s then another one at the ENT and both results matched. I went to the VA and they tested my hearing and had a different result (about 15% better across the board). They didn’t record the tinnitus as I said but claimed it has gotten worse over the last few weeks! The hearing loss rating was a zero because of that instead of the 10% I was expecting. They issued a new set of resound 3D which are better but did not fit the right ear properly. Nor did they do the test you suggested to get them fit and function properly. I’ve made another appointment to see if they can adjust them properly. The price is great as they are free but if it hurts my right ear I don’t know how long I can wear them. Hearing my daughter for the first time in years has helped! Is their anything I can do to get them to properly fit these to my ears and complete the programming properly? Additionally, they didn’t explain how to clean them. Just turn the off by opening the battery door and put them into the box overnight. I am going to assume my follow up maintenance appointment will be better. Thank you for your service !
Good video. I regret not wearing ear plugs. I was helping someone cut something with a power saw for 2 minutes one year ago. And now, I have tinnitus and aura fullness. Yuck! All I want for Christmas is my original hearing back to original settings. I don't want anything else but that. I I wish someone would have told me why it it very very important to wear hearing protection.
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Sorry to hear catgalan.
Same happend with me the govt you make ppl aware about noise exposure because we are unaware
Same story for me. Helping my neighbor rip plywood on a table saw. No hearing protection. Lifelong tinnitus.
How is your hearing now? Still have the aural fullness? Do you have hearing loss?
Hello Dr. Cliff, does the noice reduction in hearing aids act as a hearing protection?
Thank u so much. This answers alot. But can it be cured?? If so, how?
Can you prevent hearing loss from microsuction if you didn't know what it was?
Can you please tell me about the tinnitus due to high frequency hearing loss due to concerts? I got tinnitus via this . Will it ever go?
Did it ever go away?
Lol me2
@@alecstouffer4607 do u have it
@@art_video_designhow are you now
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Hey doc is there a way someone with tinnitus can still enjoy shooting at the range without causing further damage? Like maybe doubling up on hearing protection i.e. using in-ear plugs and muffs at the same time?
I was actually wondering if you wore a hearing aid as well? I have had them in the past but stopped wearing them. I just ordered a new set. Great videos by the way.
Hi Harrison. I wore a hearing aid in my right ear for about 6 months trying to perceive benefit. Unfortunately, my hearing loss configuration didn't accept amplification with benefit. If/when it gets worse, I'll definitely try again. Helps me understand the perspective of individuals who don't like/want to wear hearing aids.
@@DrCliffAuD I did a regular hearing test at Costco and didn't find any hearing loss after I shot an AK but I'm still noticing tinnitus could I have Subs threshold hearing loss
Sir,
I have low frequency dip on my right side. What may be the reason and have sever pain and tightness on right side. What may be reason. MRI CT turned out normal. Stood steroids in one week period but no imporovement
Awesome video I was shooting a video on a gun for somebody when I drop my hearing protection happened so fast that it rupture my left ear drum not much but it healed up already but now I have tinnitus but I still can hear good I have my first appointment July 8th 2022 any help all happened April 24th 2022
So i used a hearing test app and got acoustic shock .. im almost 2 months in i have a buzz bee in left ontop of my old tinnitus i got from zythromycin thats a electrical pulse .. but simple things like the fan on low make a buzz cricket in left and my ears both have a low wawawawwawa sound that amplifies when im watching tv or resting my ears feel numb a bit somedays and bit of hypercacusis to louder sounds .. im hoping it improves but im wondering if a hearing aid will help or make my situation worse since it may be abke to mask the buzzing and lower tinnitus .. i was on prednisone during the aoustic trauma too .. i kinda think the symptoms were from that more
Hi there, I have a question. My recent audiogram showed my right ear at 40 until 3k when it jumped to 30, and then took a dip back to 40 at 4k and shot up to 20 at 5k & 6k, would this be indicative of noise induced? I don't listen to anything loudly, and the last time I was at a place with loud music was about 7 or 8 years ago, whereas my problems have only been in the last 3 years at most (my left ear was more or less the same but there was no dip, it was 40 until 1k, went up to 30 until 4k, and then for 5k & 6k it was 20).
Do u have buzzle or whistle high piych sound?
I been having muffled or fullness on both of my ears after a respiratory virus its been 5 months no improvement what can i do i really need help do i lose my hearing cause i went to the ent doctor and they say my hearing is fine it might be congestion but my hearing is not getting better
How are you now?
@@kirthika2379
The same dealing with the situation nobody has helped me
Sir i have continuous ringing sound in my ear, once I was not able to hear in one ear but then I went to doctor, and it was just ear wax build up, then when he did ear irrigation I could hear properly like normal, but still I have ringing in my both ears even I use ear drops and I have bp, and once I overdose on bp medicine, sir do I need to worry about my hearing, sir I had ringing before ear irrigation .
Dr. Cliff I do hope that guy pursued a waiver. From your descriptions his hearing loss doesn’t seem as bad as it could be compared to many infantryman and especially artillerymen I know. In fact his hearing probably isn’t as bad as mine, it was something I was born with, but yet I was still able to become an infantry officer regardless.
I have two questions; the first being how do you think warfighters from the last century were able to to sustain functional hearing in the midst of much longer and more extreme exposures to combat compared to what we have today? I know weapons have gotten louder as propellants have changed and that exposures today are often in enclosed spaces rather than open air environments as found in the past. But..... what are you thoughts?
Secondly; do you think hearing loss reversal technologies(such as FX-322 and others) will be the effective in the future, not only for warfighters but also those born with high frequency deficits?
Don't various Magnesiums help reduce tinnitus?
One of the stigma of wearing hearing protection is that you can't hear with them in. This can be dangerous. The new active technology is great, but back in the day we had cotton balls, maybe, or a couple of cigarette filters. And once you have hearing loss, wearing protection makes you effectively deaf. So, it's easily preventable in retrospect and now, but not so much then.
Are there any chances of going away.?
I had the exact thing happen except my earplug on one side didnt seal right. The tinnitus is unbearable and cause so many problems in my life. I'm all done with firearms after this. Never again
Sir... there is tenitus in my left ear..(2months ago) because of one day suddenly loud sound from my hands-free...for 5-6 day i can't Bear with even normal hands-free sound in left ear i can't use hands-free in left ear because of that. But eventually i can use it get better..now ther is no problem with sound from hands-free..but tinnitus didn't go away it sill there .. but nowadays there is sharp pain in external ear at using hands-free...what should i do. (My hands-free uses is to much usually 5-6 hours per day but i avoid to use it now) No hearing problems yet.
You need to see an ENT or an audiologist.
@@DrCliffAuD tnq
I will remember to wear ear plugs next time someone throws a firework mortar at me. My fault. Silly me!
Micro-suction creates abnormal noise levels in the ear, be careful of whom you allow to practice wax removal on yourself
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I have a 4000hz hearing loss due to a wax ear protector falling out of my left ear while in Army ROTC on the rifle range. I had a complete loss of hearing for 1 hour after the incident.
Sorry to hear that.
Wish there is a cure to get some hearing back from gunfire
I can only blame myself for the damage to my own hearing that i caused. Guess there is only one way out now. Hello 9mm my old friend ive come to talk to you again.
Same here. I have problems with my right ear since I was a kid. They said it's because my ear canal is small.
Doc, can you say something about ear canal affecting my hearing?
If you have an obstruction in your ear canal or an ear canal that is collapsed, it can give you a conductive hearing loss.
I wear seat belts I wear helmet but Dr given me antibiotics which is ototoxic
Ok do you have not given no info or no action what to do about this you have only mentioned what everybody knows already waste of time
Sorry to disappoint.
I don't think his caring tinnitus at all he look healthy and no concentration problems haaaa
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Hi doctor Cliff do you suffer from tinnitus or I misunderstand?
I have tinnitus. I don't suffer because I've learned how to manage it.
Well if you do let me talk you that you did a great job congratulation I will recomend you to do a video of how is your ring and be part of the family so people don't see you as a business man because tinnitus suffers are tired of scamers!!!!
@@fabiannova2126 I have several videos talking about it.
I don't believe you Dr you just make it for sympathy
BS
Thanks for the constructive criticism. 😂