I have read that experts say, just one traumatic sound event has very little impact on your hearing. Hmm. I had a hearing test in August at Costco, to establish a baseline. Had an experience just like yours in October, when the rifle went off it felt like somebody pushed a knitting needle in my left ear. I was retested same place at Costco in November...comparing the two graph readouts, I lost 28% in the left ear from just that one mishap. Fortunately for the state of matrimony, the new hearing aids were able to compensate for the damage.
