Hearing and Ear Damage

[Deadred7o7]

Try working in a sawmill for 10+ years. It realy cut down on my flinch from gun fire.

[X-caliber]

and always double up with a full-size pair of Peltor muffs.

HTH!

I always hear about peltor muffs breaking and falling apart?!

[.38 Special]

Well, mine are ten years old and have not only survived hundreds of days at the range but also near daily use with power tools etc.

Maybe I'm just lucky.

[N_S]

If you are in a warzone your hearing WILL suffer.
That's just a side effect of not dying.

[Spearo]

When I was a kid... My father and I used to shoot in the desert without hearing protection.
I definitely now suffer from some level of hearing damage. At times I do not hear people clearly. However, I have also damaged my ears several times while freediving.

Bottom line if you have hearing protection available USE it. If not... go buy some.