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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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holmz
2,328 posts
 

I was at one 3 weeks ago and measured 110 dB(A) with an iPhone.
The friends had 114 and 115 dB with their Apple Watches.

They hand palmed their foreheads, when I stuffed in some hearing protectors.

 

paradisecom
275 posts
 

OzzFest 97. My ears rang for a week afterwards. 
 

I had a pit ticket so I was right by the stage for most of the day with the exception of Pantera. I let a buddy use my ticket when they were on and I was on the lawn dodging bodies from the crowd surfing and mosh pits. 

markpao
519 posts
 

Guns & Roses- a very long ago.They were 1/2 way through November Rain before I even realized what song it was.

I’ve been to hundreds of rock concerts, and they were by far the loudest.

 

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tony1954 OP
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@markpao 

"They were 1/2 way through November Rain before I even realized what song it was."

I had a similar experience with almost every song at a Bob Dylan concert, but it had nothing to do with the loudness.

lancelock
1,085 posts
 

Motorhead was ridiculously loud

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