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Tinnitus (ringing, buzzing or hissing in the ears) that occurs for only a short time after exposure to high noise levels is an early warning sign that your hearing is at risk and you may have suffered some permanent loss of hearing acuity.
Tinnitus is the medical term for hearing noises in your ears when there is no outside source of the sounds. Tinnitus is often called ringing in the ears, but it may also sound like blowing, roaring, buzzing, hissing, humming, whistling, or sizzling. The noises you hear can be soft or loud. You may even think you are hearing air escaping, water running, the inside of a seashell, or musical notes.