History Main / ShellShockSilence

* In Season 6 of ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'', Jughead is deafened by [[Recap/S5E19ChapterNinetyFiveRiverdaleRIP the bomb Hiram planted under Archie's bed.]] He remains deaf for most of the season, [[spoiler: but also [[HandicappedBadass gained the ability to read minds]].]]

* In Season 6 of ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'', Jughead is deafened by [[Recap/RiverdaleS5E19ChapterNinetyFiveRiverdaleRIP? the bomb Hiram planted under Archie's bed.]] He remains deaf for most of the season, [[spoiler: but also [[HandicappedBadass gained the ability to read minds]].]]

* In Season 6 of ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'', Jughead is deafened by [[Recap/RiverdaleS5E19ChapterNinetyFive:RiverdaleRIP(?)]] the bomb Hiram planted under Archie's bed.]] He remains deaf for most of the season, [[spoiler: but also [[HandicappedBadass gained the ability to read minds]].]]

* In Season 6 of ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'', Jughead is deafened by [[Recap/RiverdaleS5E19ChapterNinetyFiveRiverdaleRIP(?) the bomb Hiram planted under Archie's bed.]] He remains deaf for most of the season, [[spoiler: but also [[HandicappedBadass gained the ability to read minds]].]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': [[Recap/TotalDramaAftermath IIRevengeOfTheTelethon Aftermath: Revenge of the Telethon]] ends with Izzy detonating a bomb with a hammer, which causes an explosion in the studio and Bridgette temporarily loses her hearing in the process.

A giant explosion goes off, then -- silence. In the eerie pause, we see the action continue but only hear a high pitched hum. Gradually fade in small arms fire, yelling, screaming... suddenly everything returns to full volume and the character scrambles to get back in the action.

* Any ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' who fights the Valstrax will face this after its [[DeathFromAbove 'Round the World']] attack, where it flies off, soars in the skies, then crashes down at sonic speed into the ground (and likely you if you don't try to dodge). Even the battle music is hushed momentarily after the crash-landing.

* ''VideoGame/GhostRecon: Advanced Warfighter'' has this alongside [[ImpairmentShot HUD interference]].

* A non-military version occurs in ''Film/WorldWarZ'' when the Lane family's vehicle is blindsided by an ambulance in the Philadelphia scene.

* A non-military version occurs in ''Film/WorldWarZ'' when their vehicle is blindsided by an ambulence in the Philadelphia scene.

* In ''Film/DumbAndDumberTo'', Travis lits a firecracker in the back of Harry and Lloyd's car deafening them and forcing them out of the car, [[KarmicDeath but he is then hit by a train before he could kill them.]] Harry even had to steal an old lady's hearing aids so he can hear properly.

* Happens in the first D-Day mission of ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty 2'' when a shell goes off near your boat, and for nearby artillery strikes in other missions as well.

* Manny in ''WesternAnimation/IceAge2TheMeltdown'' tries to cross a geyser field and is deafened when one goes off near him.

* In ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', if your head becomes "[[StandardStatusEffects crippled]]", your sound will periodically be replaced with a tinnitus effect while [[ImpairmentShot your vision blurs]]. In ''VideoGame/Fallout4'', the sound of an explosion can also cause a concussion.

* Any ''Franchise/MonsterHunter'' who fights the Valstrax will face this after its [[DeathFromAbove 'Round the World']] attack, where it flies off, soars in the skies, then crashes down at sonic speed into the ground (and likely you if you don't try to dodge). Even the battle music is hushed momentarily after the crash-landing.

* If you're too near an explosive enemy you kill in VideoGame/{{Hammerfight}}, the game will cut the sound and fade it back in, with a ringing noise.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', if your head becomes "[[StandardStatusEffects crippled]]", your sound will periodically be replaced with a tinnitus effect while [[ImpairmentShot your vision blurs]]. In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', the sound of an explosion can also cause a concussion.

* In ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', this happens to Applejack when she bumps her head during "Applebuck Season", resulting in her mishearing the ingredients for muffins and creating a LethalChef recipe.

* ''VideoGame/FarCry'' combines this with blurred vision and a HeartbeatSoundtrack if an explosion occurs nearby.

* In the 1970 version of ''Film/TheOutOfTowners'', JackLemmon's character experiences tinnitus after a manhole explodes and the cover crashes to the street right next to him.

An example of TruthInTelevision, as explosions and even prolonged gunfire can cause hearing loss. It's correctly called trauma-associated tinnitus, and rates of affliction are highly variable. A 2012 NCBI study found that in a random sample of Iraq War veterans, 71% had experienced close-range loud noises, of whom 15.6% reported developing tinnitus. However, transient traumatic tinnitus is actually fairly common: a loud noise causes temporary ringing, often with partial or total deafness. Despite what most fiction would lead you to believe, ruptured eardrums can naturally heal by themselves just like any other type of skin. However, recovery times and degrees vary by incident and individual, although for cases where intense ringing and/or substantial deafness occur, recovery time is usually on the order of days rather than the handful of seconds portrayed in most films. Of course, as with tropes, there are aversions to this "typical timeline," again due to differences from person to person.

An example of TruthInTelevision, as explosions and even prolonged gunfire can cause hearing loss. It's correctly called trauma-associated tinnitus, and rates of affliction are highly variable. A 2012 NCBI study found that in a random sample of Iraq War veterans, 71% had experienced close-range loud noises, of whom 15.6% reported developing tinnitus. However, transient traumatic tinnitus is actually fairly common: a loud noise causes temporary ringing, often with partial or total deafness. Recovery times and degrees vary by incident and individual, although for cases where intense ringing and/or substantial deafness occur, recovery time is usually on the order of days rather than the handful of seconds portrayed in most films. Of course, as with tropes, there are aversions to this "typical timeline," again due to differences from person to person.