I woke up with cold ears

My hearing is quite variable. I have tinnitus that comes and goes, and high frequencies suddenly disappear then reappear. The result of 1- being in bands with guitarists who turn up their amp too damn loud, especially the Fender Twin Reverb, an amp I HATE!; and 2- soundmen who make "mistakes". I was on stage at The Pantages Theater on Hollywood Blvd., about to start a set with some of the guys in the core band that backed Emitt Rhodes at his "comeback" appearance at the Poptopia Festival a couple years earlier (video viewable on You Tube), when suddenly there was EXTREMELY loud feedback. I instinctively covered my ears with my hands, but the damage had already been done. All the high frequencies were gone, everything sounded muffled. I was suppose to sing harmonies that night, but that was now impossible. My hearing eventually returned to normal, but the anxiety about it didn't.

What a horrible thing to go through. It reminds me of the scene from 2001, A Space Odyssey, when the monolith sends it's signal to a moon of Jupiter. The the astronauts could hear through their helmets but  couldn't cover their ears, despite their attempts.

I'm glad your hearing eventually returned.

All the best,
Nonoise

Very interesting thread.
It's hard to tell tbh as I would not dream of attempting anything useful or definitive until at least 2 cups of coffee have been consumed.
By that time any hearing imbalance has already been rectified I think.

I normally throw some music on about 1 hour after rising at the earliest so should be equalised.

It is likely that hearing is more acute early rising as I know my eyes are better after a few hours sleep. I can usually successfully type in my email password early am sans glasses which is not the case later in the day.

Caffein can cause slight and temporary hearing loss in some individuals too.

I thought that everyone goes through similar experiences and wondered why people were writing very firm/absolute statements about their music-listening findings. It has been silly and enjoyable to read them.

At some recent point, in one thread full of those absolutes, I suggested that taking Afrin before a listening session may be beneficial.

The only response I got was from geoffkait…

"Glubson, you realize there’s a very thin line between being stupid and pretending to be stupid, don’t you?"

So girls/guys, be careful with these theories. Even if you are right, someone less adept at understanding may challenge your intelligence.