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Did I get tinnitus by shoving chewing gum into my ears?

Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Jan 22 9:04am | Replies (10)
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I would think that your body heat would have sort of melted the gum. Is that what happened?

Sounds like the day without ear plugs and with ear muffs only might have caused the tinnitus. We cannot say, obviously. Hope your tinnitus is short-lived. You could meet with an ENT to discuss or even, sometimes more helpful, an audiologist who handles tinnitus.

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coffeeandtv | @coffeeandtv | Jan 12 7:48am

I hadn't thought of that before, that's a good point. I don't think chewing gum would liquify that easily though. When I pulled it out of my left ear, it still had the texture of regular gum except it was softer.

I have not measured the precise dB levels of my workplace so I don't know how dangerous it is for the ears. My only consolation is that the other employees do not wear ear muffs. They only wear banded earplugs when using machinery (band-saws, grinders, etc.). So maybe I'm overestimating the loudness levels but I can't be sure.

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