was popping black cats and one popped by my ear i can hear out of it its jst ringing bad it had been for 1 hr?

Question

lol thanks

Answer 1

Hi, I'm an Audiologist

You say it popped near your ear, not in your ear, correct? In that case, you probably did NOT rupture your eardrum. If you had, you would have very sharp pain, and some bleeding from the ear, and would likely have mentioned it in your question.

What has probably happened is what we call Acoustic Trauma. The intensity of the sound waves has damaged the microscopic hair calls in your inner ear (which vibrate to the sound and trigger the nerve). These hair cells DO NOT grow back in humans!!

You will likely recover your hearing and the ringing will also subside gradually over the next couple days. HOWEVER, with further damage, there is progressively less and less recovery, and the hearing loss and tinnitus become permanent and will only grow worse with time.

Therefore, since you obviously don't like what you are experiencing, you want to protect your ears from further noise damage. Listen to music at moderate levels and use hearing protection when using power tools, attending concerts, and any other noisy hobbies like hunting, motorcycles/cars, playing musical instruments, etc.

Answer 2

You either ruptured or injured your eardrum. Injured eardrum not much can be done. Usually a ruptured eardrum will repair itself within 2-3 weeks providing it does not get infected (i.e. do not allow water to get into your ear during the next couple weeks because that is one way of it getting infected). If it was ruptured you will probably have a little drainage from the year. In addition, your ear may ring for months and I guarantee you will lose a little of your hearing in that ear. May not be enough for you to notice until later in life but some loss all the same. Good luck and wear hearing protection next time!

Answer 3

You most likely temporarly damaged your eardrum. If it continues go to the doctor you could have ruptured your eardrum. And next time wear earplugs!