That reminds me a bit of tinnitus (chronic ringing of the ears).

You expose yourself to loud noises (e.g. at a club or party), damaging your hearing, and afterwards your ears ring for a while. Your brain adjusts and the ringing stops by the next morning, so you think to yourself, "well, this is fine".

Until the day comes that the damage is too much for your brain to compensate, and the ringing never stops.