Can't stop blinking when i play snare drums?

I'm in my school's band, and I'm a drummer. I play every kind. The problem I have with snare is that when i hit the drum it's too loud of a noise so I start blinking and mess up. When I play other drums, the sound of the snare still makes me blinkI have nerve and hearing damage in an ear, but wouldn't that help? It doesn't seem so. Are ear plugs the only thing that can help me? Because I need to hear different things from the drum major and conductor. Can someone help me out?