Does listening to music too loudly actually cause hearing loss?

Question

First I had an ear infection, and then I went to a really crazy ska show, and I was right in the front center. On a regular basis, I listen to my music loudly on "big" headphones. Ever since I had that ear infection and went to that show, my ears have felt like they're filled with water, like they need to be popped. I pop them, but ti doesn't help. They've been like this for about a week now. What the hell is wrong with me?

Answer 1

listening to audrey causes happiness at any sound level

Answer 2

Sounds like you need to see an ENT and audiologist. It may be debris in your ear canal that is pressing up against your ear drum. If your infection was an outer ear infection, or swimmers ear infection, then you need to have this debris cleaned out of your ear canal. It may be fluid in your middle ear system, in which case you may need to have further treatment to clear up this fluid. This treatment may include oral antibiotics, or predisone. Or it may need surgical intervention with a myringotomy where they put a small opening in the ear drum to drain the fluid out. It may be that you have permanent damage to your inner ear from the loud noise at the concert. This sometimes makes you feel "stopped up" too because you have damaged certain parts of your inner ear causing high frequency hearing loss that some people describe as listening to a "blown speaker".

Regardless - you must go back to your doctor or see a ENT specialist to assess this completely as your treatment plan may have changed since your last visit to the doctor. Good luck and make sure you use your hearing protection in the future. There are no "do overs' regarding your hearing.

Answer 3

You can have hearing loss from listening to music that is too loud, however the loss would occur gradually and not immediately. If you're ears have a full feeling odds are that it's not an ear infection. You should see your doctor to see what the actual problem is. You could possibly have water in your ears either from showering, bathing, or swimming. It is a possiblity.

Answer 4

There may be trapped water in your ear, you should see your doctor about this as soon as possible. You shouldnt listen to Music on earphones because you can lose your hearing that way, you should buy a boombox with a built in cd player and listen to your music that way. But if i were you i would steer clear of any loud rock concerts and aviod playing your music loudly because you can lose your hearing that way and once you lose it you can never get it back. Take care of yourself-bye

Answer 5

You need to take your stuffed up ears to the doctor. There is usually no physical symptoms that accompany the kind of hearing loss you're asking about. But, about the othre part of your question, yes indeed, listening, or being exposed to, anything that's extremely loud will damage your hearing. It takes a while, but it will. If you ask your doctor, he can probably tell you specifically at what decibel level the harm begins.

Answer 6

So they say. There may be trapped water, though. My wife went to a doctor who emptied out her ear with a small drain tube. She could hear better! If it feels like water is in your left ear, turn your head so that the left ear is towards the floor, and shake your head as if you're emptying out the water onto the floor. ...Call a doctor who handles ear, nose, throat.

Answer 7

Yes. I could go into a lot of anatomical detail here but I don't feel like typing that much. Yes, loud music causes irrepaiable damage.

Won't stop me from listening to loud music though.

Answer 8

A lot of studies seem to be suggesting that. A lot of discussions and research has been going on about this lately, especially concerning iPods. The link below will take you to a great story on the iPod and hearing loss. It includes decible levels and how they can affect your hearing.

Answer 9

Of course loud music can do that. You can lose hearing that never comes back. You can blow an ear drum. Your symptoms do not sound good. I would suggest a specialist as soon as you can get to one.

Answer 10

well, it may be trapped water that needs to be drained but listening to music too loudly can give you a small tumor by your ear drum and it pushes on it until you go completely def but it can be removed with a small operation. listening to music too loudly can blow out your ear drums too

Answer 11

Yes, when you listen too loudly and watch a cup sitting watch it and see it's vibration.. the same thing happens to your ear drums