View Full Version : Dog Bark hurt ears, permanent damage?
rackcity
Jan 8, 2016, 08:24 AM
Paranoid cause the other day my friend had me babysit her two poodles, in my car!! They kept crying and barking at a super high pitch, for around an hour. It was really hurting my ears, but in particular my right ear. This morning I wake up with a ear ache, it feels very sore and ugly. I don't know how to explain it but it doesn't feel right? Is this temporary or is there some permanent damage?
ma0641
Jan 8, 2016, 11:10 AM
You will not get permanent damage from that short exposure. Even if the dog barked continuously at 90dBA, the OSHA PEL standard for 8 Hours, you would not be harmed.
joypulv
Jan 8, 2016, 01:38 PM
If you are looking for a co-inky-dink, I'd guess that your ear got congested from being slightly allergic to dogs.
tickle
Jan 8, 2016, 01:42 PM
Or driving with the window open and you now have a sore ear from the draft. I don't do that anymore just for that reason. Okay, so your right ear was afflicted, but still drafts are culprits if our immune systems are ccompromised.
Fr_Chuck
Jan 8, 2016, 08:12 PM
No long term damage, not possible.