I spent over 35 years in a steel making shop. The last 10 years or so, they made us wear hearing protection at all times. Before that, we wore them when we did something very loud. My hearing is shot, with tinnitus and tones at 3 separate frequencies. It is the worst thing you can imagine. Annoying as all hell, and you can't hear over it most of the time. In high school, when hunting, I could hear everything in the woods. Now, I can only hear a continuous ringing, at 3 different pitches. It really is bad, and you need to impress it on young people that no matter how bearable the sound seems it is still doing damage to your hearing.
There is always hope. My tinnitus was caused by a brain tumor. One day, ten or fifteen years after the tumor was treated I realized my tinnitus was gone. No explanation.
16 - Wife gave me a Valentine years ago making fun of the faces men make during sex, started laughing pretty hard when I read it, maybe a little too long. She said "OK, it wasn't THAT funny". Yeah, yeah it was.
#9 I deal with that shit every day all day and we did wear hearing protection. No cure and never will be. I can ignore it sometimes but other times nope.
6 Should be an entry for thinking, That's about the only place I can sit without being bothered 9 I'm left with musical ear syndrome. I get the chorus, melody, base line, percussion, the whole shebang including uninteligable words. If you think I'm spazing out I'm really listening to a good song, don't bother me.
#10, no words?
ReplyDeleteI used to be polite and ignore things like that. Now I point and laugh out loud.
I've got tinnitus and it's nothing to joke about.
ReplyDeleteProtect your hearing, people.
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What did he say? (Just kidding, I'm a fellow sufferer)
DeleteI spent over 35 years in a steel making shop. The last 10 years or so, they made us wear hearing protection at all times. Before that, we wore them when we did something very loud. My hearing is shot, with tinnitus and tones at 3 separate frequencies. It is the worst thing you can imagine. Annoying as all hell, and you can't hear over it most of the time.
DeleteIn high school, when hunting, I could hear everything in the woods. Now, I can only hear a continuous ringing, at 3 different pitches. It really is bad, and you need to impress it on young people that no matter how bearable the sound seems it is still doing damage to your hearing.
There is always hope. My tinnitus was caused by a brain tumor. One day, ten or fifteen years after the tumor was treated I realized my tinnitus was gone. No explanation.
DeleteI had a 10-year gap in enlistments, first trip to M16 range, "Ear plugs? The Army has ear plugs?"
DeleteIt's getting bigger than "The Sounds Of Silence", and receiving more air play, at least on my head.
Delete#'s 7 and 20 today!
ReplyDelete#10 - is that Fauci grocery shopping ?
ReplyDelete#9) That song haunts me, never alone in silence with my thoughts. Could say the theme song to the rest of my life.
ReplyDeleteLmao 🤣. Always funny Kenny
ReplyDelete16 - Wife gave me a Valentine years ago making fun of the faces men make during sex, started laughing pretty hard when I read it, maybe a little too long.
ReplyDeleteShe said "OK, it wasn't THAT funny". Yeah, yeah it was.
#9 I deal with that shit every day all day and we did wear hearing protection. No cure and never will be. I can ignore it sometimes but other times nope.
ReplyDelete6 Should be an entry for thinking, That's about the only place I can sit without being bothered
ReplyDelete9 I'm left with musical ear syndrome. I get the chorus, melody, base line, percussion, the whole shebang including uninteligable words. If you think I'm spazing out I'm really listening to a good song, don't bother me.
#17...one was an accident and the other was revenge.
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