The effects of hearing loss typically are not noticed immediately upon an event. You might possibly have some ringing in your ears or fuzzy sound after exposure to something loud.
Then the ringing seems to stop after a day or so. This toolbox talk discussed how your hearing works, what happens to cause hearing loss and the effects or hearing loss and how to prevent hearing loss. Also included is a handy chart of noise levels that will give you a good idea of some different noise levels.
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