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LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus

This is a two part question.

1. What is the loudest concert (or event) that you have attended?

2. How long have you had tinnitus, is it getting better or worse and how are you dealing with it?

Personally, the loudest concert was UB40 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver. Loudest event was drag racing at SIR (Seattle International Raceway) which was like sticking your head in a jet engine.

Regarding tinnitus. Over the past year or so I have noticed a constant high pitched "sound" in my ears. Mostly the left ear. At this point I don't actually know if it is constant or whether I just forget about it sometimes. I know use a white noise box when I go to sleep. Otherwise I tend to fixate on the ringing.

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decooney
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AC/DC 1980 "Back In Black" North American Tour

Landover, MD USA (Capital Center) 

Way Too Loud, 3rd row.  Ears rang for weeks.

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tony1954 OP
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@lancelock 

"Motorhead was ridiculously loud"

No kidding.

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mapman
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“The Crystal Ship” Doors tribute band many years ago. Only concert that had prolonged negative effects on my ears.

More recently, The big screen at M&T Bank Stadium where the Ravens play routinely shows db levels above 120, which is not a good thing.  Earplugs needed. 

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stereo5
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The Who. I sat about 3 or 4 rows back from the stage on the floor off to the side. A huge horn speaker was hanging off to the left side of me, close to my ears. My ears rang for almost a week. After that, I always brought ear plugs with me to concerts. At 70, my hearing is shot, everything sounds muffled now.

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