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[just-another-andy]

I went for a night out on the town with a friend and his workmates assuming we were going to a nice bar where we could sit back, relax and I'd get to know everyone...instead we go to a nightclub with earshattering levels of noise, lots and lots of people, cheap drinks and seats under huge speakers

I was there pretty much against my will, not wanting to let anyone down by pulling out early. We all sat under the biggest motherfucking speaker in the room, screaming things that would normally be whispered, just to be heard.

In the 3 hours we spent there my ears got a pounding, and now, 19 hours later they are still ringing. Anyone know what I can do?

After two days the noise faded away. yay!

[just-another-andy]

I'll take your word for it. It's not unbareable or painful so I can wait it out.
 Thanks.

[Tom]

Regardless, you have done irreparable damage to your cochlea, waiting isn't going to help that one bit. I know with my Tinnitus (When I was a baby, my parents had to choices give me Tinnitus or let me go completely deaf in both ears), that after a while the ringing does go away or you just get used to it and treat it like background noise until it disappears for a while. 

[pwhodges]

Hearing damage (in terms of loss of hearing) is cumulative and permanent; if you once let it happen it's already too late.  It is not necessarily associated with tinnitus; I have reasonably good hearing for my age, but have had moderate tinnitus for half my life.

For protection at loud gigs and in other noisy places, get decent earplugs - I use these; dead cheap to save your hearing for life. 

[sk8brder40]

Yeah, don't worry, my ears ring for two days after every concert I go to.

[KharBevNor]

Amputation is the only solution.

[Oli]

The answer is turn it up to eleven.

[imapiratearg]

Well, they could just make ten louder, couldn't they?

[Oli]

...These go to eleven.

[Hat]

Sidenote: If you wear earplugs to a nightclub you'll look like a knob.

I'm just saying. I wear earplugs to gigs pretty regularly, and I made the mistake of thinking it would be a good idea to wear them to a club and I was basically ridiculed by every second person I interacted with, including barstaff, who had earplugs in themselves. I usually bring a pair to pop in if i'm going to hit the dancefloor for an extended period of time, but most of the time the best solution to this is to find a lounge that isn't directly next to a speaker (who the hell designed this club you were at anyway?), because not only will you look kind of silly, you'll wind up yelling louder than everyone else around you, which will result in everyone yelling louder and louder and you'll all have hoarse throats the next day anyway.

Of course you could do the sensible thing and just wear the earplugs anyway but come on you are at a nightclub, if you aren't prepared to make a whole glut of seriously insensible decisions you should just avoid nightclubs altogether.

[Nodaisho]

...These go to eleven.

That's nothing, I have played ones that go to twelve.

Anyway, yes, hearing damage and tinnitus can come from that, and it can be pretty bad. My father can't hear people speaking to him quietly, in part due to gigs, in part due to drumming, and in part due to being a contractor, loud power tools and machines. I lurk on a gun-related forum, and some of the older people there have bad enough tinnitus that they frequently can't hear normal conversation levels over the ringing in their ears, because they weren't wearing ear protection while they were young and invincible. I don't think there is any way to counter hearing damage, maybe listening to very quiet music, I know my hearing has gotten better since I have started listening to music at the lowest volume frequently.

I would say yeah, keep earplugs around, they only drop the volume by about 10 decibels (the good ones), but it will help, they might laugh at you, but you get to laugh at them when they can barely hear.

[Thrillho]

All you can do is:
1. Wait.
2. Hope it's not permanent like mine is.

[valley_parade]

...These go to eleven.

That's nothing, I have played ones that go to twelve.

All those tiny Fender tube combos go to 12, it's not a big deal anymore, sadly.

[Nodaisho]

Yeah, true. Especially considering those little combos would probably put out less at 12 than a marshall stack-and-a-half would put out at 2.

I don't know if that is the right terminology, but it is one head sitting on a pair of cabinets, and another sitting on one cabinet next to it. Could probably blow out the windows turned all the way up, and they aren't near the amps.

[skydivingninja]

Go back in time and keep yourself from going.

[just-another-andy]

Go back in time and keep yourself from going.

I like it. Where do I sign up?

[Thrillho]

Mine are still fucked from one show FIVE YEARS AGO.

SO FUCK YOU.

Bitter? Me? No...

[Scandanavian War Machine]

2. Hope it's not permanent like mine is.

if your ears are ringing, it's already permanent. it might not be noticable in the future because it could be some seldom-heard frequency of sound but it's gone for good regardless.

[Thrillho]

Yes, but it can reduce over time. Like, my ringing is only noticeable if it's quiet, whereas the day after the gig it was almost all I could hear.

[Scandanavian War Machine]

the ringing is rarely permanent, so that's a bummer for you; i'm sorry.

what i was a refering to was the hearing loss associated with the ringing.

[Thrillho]

This is why I wear earplugs at every gig, and every band practice now.

[imapiratearg]

I went for a night out on the town with a friend and his workmates assuming we were going to a nice bar where we could sit back, relax and I'd get to know everyone...instead we go to a nightclub with earshattering levels of noise, lots and lots of people, cheap drinks and seats under huge speakers.

I was there pretty much against my will, not wanting to let anyone down by pulling out early.

Anyone know what I can do?

Find better friends.

[pinkpiche]

That was sorta the thing I was going to say but I know what it's like anyway.

I have tinnitus too and IF it is permanent (the ringing sound) the only thing to do is to ignore it, as best as you can. The more you focus on it and get frustrated by it, the louder the tone will be (not really, but it will feel like it) and you'll never go anywhere without the tone as well. At first my tinnitus was a loud buzzing sound, now it's a medium-pitched zzzzz-sound, so as far as I know it changes over time..

[just-another-andy]

the noise has subsided now

*victory dance*

thanks for the help guys.

[Thrillho]

the noise has subsided now

*victory dance*

I'm going to murder you, then steal your ears and wear them as my own.

[pilsner]