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Two people to consult: Otolaryngologist and audiologist. It may not be sensorineural hearing loss, but even if it is, I suspect that in the next ten to twenty years hair cell auditory receptor regenerative therapies will have been developed. In the meantime, wear good quality attenuating ear plugs. Great for lots of things: airports, airplanes, long (or short) car rides with the kids, rock concerts, Imax movies, Omnimax movies, regular movies at home or in the theater, vacuuming, mowing the lawn, using power tools, watching televised presidential addresses (either party, it doesn't matter at all), and the list just goes on and on.

Even Pete Townshend says that the hearing damage occurred not from performing, but from playing/listening on headphones.
Beware of those insidious devices.
Also, you might consider attending more concerts of un-amplified music, and less of the amplified variety. A good mix of the two is a good thing.
I still like the rock show, but I probably spend more time at Orchestra Hall (Chicago) now that I'm getting old (39) and don't enjoy up to 3 days of ringing in my ears (which happened once after a Bob Mould show).

I also second the motion that you run, don't walk, to a doctor for a check of your hearing. We all suffer hearing loss as we age, but for most it's gradual and you don't really notice it too much.

Cheers, and good luck.

Tom

Markphd,
You're right.
It started earlier but don't know how far for sure.
Now as you speak I'm not able to locate the source of a sound.
If smocking does affect, I do consume marijuana if not daily than every other day?...
However I do not smoke cigerettes and very rare I smoke pipe or cigar.

See doctor now.
He should be able to get you ear plugs custom fit for you.
They make some that, supposedly, mute the SPL evenly throughout the audible spectrum. THis way you can still fully enjoy the concert without sharing in the hearing loss of those around you.

Best of luck!

Our noise-filled urban environments tax and often damage our hearing abilities. Jackhammers, lawn mowers, boomboxes, etc.etc.are likely to take their toll. But not all diminishments of our abilities to make sense of sound stimuli relate primarily to the "ears" as such. Sometimes there are degredations in processing abilities that compromise our understandings of the speech of others. In any case, it is very important to have competent medical personnel examine you.