Mum guilt after taking son to a concert

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Confusedpige0n · 07/11/2025 00:57

I took my 11 year old son to see McFly vs Busted. He loved every second of it, About 30 minutes to the end of the 2 1/2 hour concert i suddenly thought I should have given him ear plugs to wear. It never crossed my mind to take them for him. I’m now feeling like the worst parent in the world and that I’ve damaged his hearing. I can’t believe I didn’t even think of it, perimenopause brain has me forgetting all sorts lately but this is unforgivable and I feel absolutely awful that I could have caused irreparable damage. Has anyone taken their children to concerts and they’ve been fine? I’ve wound myself up so much since we came home that I’ve been sick and can’t sleep I’m wracked with guilt about how irresponsible I’ve been.

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Theextraordinaryisintheordinary · 09/11/2025 17:33

He’ll be fine.

winter8090 · 09/11/2025 17:37

He loved it. He had a great time. You’re a great mum. His ears will be fine just like yours will be.

MusicMakesItAllBetter · 09/11/2025 20:45

Confusedpige0n · 09/11/2025 17:32

Thank you 🥰I don’t take HRT, I’ve fetched some Peri vitamins going to give those a go and magnesium as someone else suggested before I go back to the Drs again

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Mate, HRT was life changing for me!
You can still take magnesium with it, idk about peri vitamins... You'll probably need it eventually; I wasn't keen on going on it and said no at first but I couldn't live how I was and I swear it was one of the best things I've ever done for myself.

Good luck x

Weetwood · 10/11/2025 06:01

Owly11 · 09/11/2025 11:17

Your professional body would be interested because you should only ever give generic statements over the internet and you also shouldn't give definitive pronouncements in your practice. You can only report the results of tests, not say something is definitely the case without doing any tests. Also what you say here is different from what you initially said. The body has a remarkable capacity to heal especially when we are younger. I am not one to use dr google too often as i prefer to speak to a real person with training, but dr google does describe something called a temporary threshhold shift where hairs become stiff and can't work for a while, as opposed to being permanently destroyed and unable to regenerate. If they are just stiff they will go back to normal, albeit more vulnerable to future injuries. Does this phenomenon exist or is it a case of dr google giving incorrect information?

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To answer your question, this seems to explain how damage occurs to the hair cells and ear in general from noise
https://cehh.press.lshtm.ac.uk/articles/10.56920/cehh.32

Effect of noise on the ear | Community Ear and Hearing Health

https://cehh.press.lshtm.ac.uk/articles/10.56920/cehh.32

party4you · 10/11/2025 22:22

Monty27 · 08/11/2025 00:51

Not in this case, no. I save it for real issues. Thanks

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You know it’s not finite so won’t run out? You can extend it to people who are clearly worried as well. It costs nothing to be nice.

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