I am wondering if anyone has ever experienced hearing loss after a lifting session? It's more of a feeling where you have loss of equilibrium and your ears are plugged up.

I am not sure if it is a function of my MP3 player being too loud, or straining yourself while lifting, but this has happened to my girlfriend's sister as well. It goes away after 15 or so minutes, but is a little annoying, especially when your have to go back to work and talk on the phone.

I hope it's not representative of something more serious, but I'm curious if this happens to others as well. Thanks!

What kind of lifting workouts are you performing?

What kind of lifting workouts are you performing?

Mostly heavy compound stuff. My workouts are usually based around, weighted dips, weighted chins and pullups, squats, deads, and rows.

I don't know if this could be a culprit too, but I usually do floor stuff as well. Lots of pushups with single arm rows added. Sometimes seated rows at the cable station as well.

I do full-body workout and often superset my workouts to increase intensity. After 40 minutes I am usually whooped. Sometimes walking out of the gym I can barely hear. It freaks me out a little. It's more like built up pressure that won't clear.

I've never heard (ha) of this before, but it sounds pretty risky. I'd get yourself checked out ASAP.

Try a workout without the mp3 player and see if it continues. That way you can rule that out.

I know I listen full blast and Im sure im gonna go deaf when I get older.

I agree, do a workout without the MP3 plahyer once, and see if you still have that same problem.

I think it's the MP3 player. I have had similar expierences with headphones going directly into my ear. But try it without the MP3 atleast once just to check.

I've experienced this when I first started working out. For about 2 months towards the end of my workouts my ears would pop and feel like I was in a plane descending from the sky. Several times after my workouts I would have my girlfriend drive home as I was "off balance" and did not feel that it was safe for me to drive. After discussing this with my doctor, he suggested that it was my sinuses that were creating the problem. I was also holding my breath a little bit more than I should thus aggravating things . I don't have any more problems with my ears as a combination of rhythmic breathing and being used to the workouts.

How long have you been working out?

I've experienced this when I first started working out. For about 2 months towards the end of my workouts my ears would pop and feel like I was in a plane descending from the sky. Several times after my workouts I would have my girlfriend drive home as I was "off balance" and did not feel that it was safe for me to drive. After discussing this with my doctor, he suggested that it was my sinuses that were creating the problem. I was also holding my breath a little bit more than I should thus aggravating things . I don't have any more problems with my ears as a combination of rhythmic breathing and being used to the workouts.

How long have you been working out?

I have been lifting for over four years. It's my guess that I'm probably holding my breath as well. I have never really focused on my breathing technique to much....

I could easily see this being the problem.

I'm also going to perform my next workout without my MP3 player, and see if this helps. It will be tricky to tell though, because I don't have this problem after every workout. I guess I can lift without it for an entire week and see what happens.

I appreciate all the advice!

No problem, :tu: Be aware of your breathing and see what happens. :gl: