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[knucklez]

One shot is all it took for me. I have it for life in my left ear. I try to not let it bother me anymore.

[knucklez]

Knucklez sorry to hear that. How did it happen? Was it indoors or out?

Outdoors. Friend shot his glock 22 right next to my ear, had some really bad 3m ear protection that did not work at all.

I had ringing the entire week on my left ear then it went away... or so I thought.

I've been dealing with tinnitus for 14 years now. The secret is really to forget about it and move on with your life... I can actually hear it now because I chose to concentrate on the noise. What helped me a lot was getting into humanitarian groups and helping out the less fortunate. There are people without limbs out there or with real handicap disabilities, tinnitus is nothing compared to that.

I hope you can find peace one day.

Good luck and stay busy in life so you don't think about it!

[rmblaster]

Guns ,motorcycles equipment operator but I have had it for most of my adult life . Just watched this video yesterday and according to the video there are other ways to get it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1ot...y&index=4&t=1s

[bergmen]

I've always been curious what percentage of self defense shooters suffer from tinnitus after a shooting. I guess it's always better to suffer hearing loss and live than the alternative...but still wondering

Actually one of the main reasons I don't consider my .357 revolvers as candidates for CCW or HD (especially HD since it would be fires in close quarters). .38 Special for me.

Dan

[IrishJoe3]

Then a few months later, he passed out in the back of a CH47 without putting in his ear pro and his hearing never returned to the way it was.
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Flew a Chinook out of Bagram without ear protection. Was the loudest most painful 45 minutes of my life.

[Wordupmybrotha]

I noticed that when a fire truck or ambulance drives by with loud sirens, I plug my ears with my fingers, because I've read threads such as this, but no one else bothers to plug their ears. They act like the siren doesn't bother them. Does it not bother people?

[IVC]

I noticed that when a fire truck or ambulance drives by with loud sirens, I plug my ears with my fingers, because I've read threads such as this, but no one else bothers to plug their ears. They act like the siren doesn't bother them. Does it not bother people?

Wait, they make sound too when those lights are flashing???

[HKAllTheThings]

Flew a Chinook out of Bagram without ear protection. Was the loudest most painful 45 minutes of my life.

[Rover60]

I use an Oticon hearing aid that my audiologist prescribed and it includes tinnitus programs for days when it gets bad.


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[mk2dave]

There are some ear buds called BUDS, IIRC, that lessen sound by 17-22 db's but they don't change the pitch of sounds. They are my go to at concerts, especially indoors. They were $30 when I bought them. They ARE NOT suitable for hearing protection while shooting or riding motorcycles, but are perfect when I want to lower the volume a moderate amount.

[IrishJoe3]

Haha I see you are well acquainted with how this all "works"

[Paltik.45acp]

I got 20% disability for it from the VA. Was stationed onboard the USS Ranger from 1988 thru 1992 and my guess that's when my Tinnitus started. The noise on an Aircraft Carrier gets pretty loud especially during flights ops and it does not stop after flight ops. It goes on thru out the day and into the night.
My stint onboard the USS Essex (1994-1999)was also bad since those AV 8 Harrier planes landed on top of our Supply Office right below the flight deck of the Essex and they were loud. My whole 20 years in the Navy just assured me that my hearing would not be same as it used to be.
My Tinnitus reminds me of the cicadas I hear at my backyard when I was growing up. And yes I tend to ignore it or else it would drive you crazy.
The VA did a lot of tests to verify my Tinnitus and guess I failed every one of them. I can't hear any low frequency and high frequency sounds, just those Cicadas singing.

[floogy]

I got 20% disability for it from the VA. Was stationed onboard the USS Ranger from 1988 thru 1992 and my guess that's when my Tinnitus started. The noise on an Aircraft Carrier gets pretty loud especially during flights ops and it does not stop after flight ops. It goes on thru out the day and into the night.
My stint onboard the USS Essex (1994-1999)was also bad since those AV 8 Harrier planes landed on top of our Supply Office right below the flight deck of the Essex and they were loud. My whole 20 years in the Navy just assured me that my hearing would not be same as it used to be.
My Tinnitus reminds me of the cicadas I hear at my backyard when I was growing up. And yes I tend to ignore it or else it would drive you crazy.
The VA did a lot of tests to verify my Tinnitus and guess I failed every one of them. I can't hear any low frequency and high frequency sounds, just those Cicadas singing.

Mine is the same tone as a Harrier at idle. Guess what I did in the Marine Corps?

[Paltik.45acp]

Mine is the same tone as a Harrier at idle. Guess what I did in the Marine Corps?

My guess is that you piloted one of those LCAC that we had in the well deck of the Essex. Those are pretty loud too!

[Jimi Jah]

Been wearing ear plugs since my 20's. 70 now. It worked. My audiologist said I test better than most 18 year olds.