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In a word: nothing.
Tinnitus is permanent ear damage.
If you go to a loud rock concert or club night, say, and you come home with ringing ears, then they do sometimes pass relatively quickly. However, that's not necessarily good - though the ringing's gone, the damage is done, and if you're not careful (for instance, DJing with headphone monitor levels too loud, only using one ear at deafening volumes, etc), you're going to be stuck with the ringing for a while.
Even without the ringing, your hearing will deteriorate. A good test is to see if you can hear the high-pitched noise a TV or CRT makes. If you can't, then you need to start being really careful.
It's a shame there's no cure, but if your ears are important to you, you'll just learn to be careful in future. Earplugs are recommended - they don't stop you hearing, they just roll off 10 or so dB, which is enough to make a difference. (Remember, the decibel scale is logarithmic... I think...).
No cures afaik; there might be some relief out there, but none that I know of. This topic comes up at least annually on a dance music board I frequent. There usually aren't any cheery answers. |
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