Thread: Hearing

I have constant ringing in my left ear and a loss of range - i.e. when I check a reload and shake it I can hear it rattle in my right ear but not my left

I kinda refuse to shoot without a suppressor on anymore (can't afford it to get any worse) and also started using electronic ear muffs for ducking shooting a long time ago

I need to get me a pair of those awesome Terminator muffs eh KiwiGreg

Originally Posted by sakokid

i am off for an acc hearing test tomorrow. i have very bad ringing in right ear and also i find it hard to hear sometimes wot direction the sounds are comming from. this is a result from a work place accident. it is bloody pain because up until a few months ago my hearing was fine.. could hear a deer fart at fifty meters. it seems that i am stuck with this crap ringing and poor hearing now. test tomorrow is for a hearing aid. arse.. i going to look like an old poppa!!

Don't worry about what you look like - do it! (Chances are that no-one will notice anyway - most people are very supportive)
Getting hearing aids was a revelation for me. There are so many sounds I just didn't know about. Some are just neat (hearing the birds in the morning), others allow you to function socially in ways that are pretty much impossible when you're lip reading.

Good luck for tomorrow

+ 1 here, I've put up with tinnitus for years thanks to years working on heavy machinery and alike. It was so bad at one time I ended up having an MRI looking for an acoustic neuroma.
I found things have improved since I got out of the industry but I still struggle in pub situations to understand what some people are saying (and my partner although that could be selective hearing )
I have read there are new treatments that hope to restore the cilia back to their upright positions and reverse the condition such as low level laser therapy and sound therapy.

Originally Posted by Dougie

I need to get me a pair of those awesome Terminator muffs eh KiwiGreg

They are good aye Dougie(especially if its cold) you can turn em up to hear more than normal and still have hearing protection.
Still cant see me wearing them in the bush tho.

I have tinitus in my left ear. When trying to sleep it sounds like cicadas and crickets having a party. Way too many explosions and gunshots. However it got real bad recently when I fired my braked rifle with my muffs on top of my head.
What are thes terminator muffs and how much?

I've always had very sensitive hearing (ask my sister-in-law ) so have always taken good care of it and there has always been a supply of ear muffs/plugs around as I've always made sure I had them on hand. I can't hear in pubs and the likes either as the whole system gets overloaded. When things are quiet I come into my own. Also a bit like a dog; I can always hear the boss's van coming. Pretty much all of my rifles (rimfire and centrefire) are suppressed and I still tend to wear electronic ear muffs too.

Really wanted to protect my hearing to hear the kids (that I'm way too young for being only 21 and a bit), with that all important bit where they say "dad" well before they say "mum". I have ear muffs for all the kids too for when working around machinery when visiting the farm. Though I do have one little loud luxury that I've allowed myself to indulge in on a couple of occasions; I just love the scurl of the pipes.

thanks meathunta

Originally Posted by gadgetman

I just love the scurl of the pipes.

Och GM you are a strangler of cats. My old lady danced over swords in her younger years.

Originally Posted by R93

What are thes terminator muffs and how much?

These muffs are the bees knees, you'll never want to go back once you get some!!

Basically they are reactive (think: cool reactive welding helmets) where they only block the loud sounds. Like VC said you can turn them up too so that the base level you can hear is louder. Great for whispering to each other or whatever, it amplifies the quiter sounds. Then/if Greg pops one off with his bloody canon, you're ears all all lovely jubley as the muffs kick in and block the loud noise.

They are a nice comfy fit too and keep the listeners warm

Originally Posted by Rushy

Och GM you are a strangler of cats. My old lady danced over swords in her younger years.

I don't strangle them personally as I have the musical ability of a pile of compost but I do like to listen. Have worked with a lot of workshop equipment and always take good care and of resent have brought that to this new to me shooting thing.

I have substantial loss of hearing in both ears with my left ear being the worst. Dougie - you mention your right ear? The specialists I have been to (3 of) have all identified my left ear loss due to shooting and in particular from being a right handed shooter. Apparently if you shoot right handed you expose your left ear to damage more than the right and vicky vica. The rest of my total hearing loss was due to being treated for 12 weeks with a powerful anti-biotic to cure a spinal infection. ACC would not come to the party with this one. They used the good old de-generative/aging knock back. I contested my case and took it a independent review and still lost. The whole process took 2 years. Everything you read about ACC shit is absolutely true. Biggest issue for me was I had no recent historical data. Last hearing test was 20 years ago. So, use your muffs (I have high quality electronic muffs). Have your hearing tested and keep the results then if you have some rapid loss for non aging reasons you can fight ACC. Re the ringing which a lot of us have - there is nothing that can be done for that. The main thing is to ignore it - not always that easy - because if you start to listen to it, it will drive you mad. The use of suppressors must be one of the greatest things to come along in recent times.

Zimmer, did you choose your Avatar or were you given it?

As for the right ear thing - I did a lot of work in the butts and at the ammo point, seems my right ear has suffered for that. And it's been entirely my fault for not wearing hearing protection! The ringing and throbbing comes usually when it is quiet and I am resting, ie just before going to sleep.

ACC are c*nts and even worse for me, the army has some little stamp of approval to say that they can deal with their own ACC stuff so double c*nts for me!!!!!! I feel your pain brother.

Hey dougie, With the trying to go to sleep ringing, I found having music playing in the background a big help in masking it

Originally Posted by DAF

Hey dougie, With the trying to go to sleep ringing, I found having music playing in the background a big help in masking it

Thanks I reckon I need my beauty sleep more than ever lately, my shoulder keeps me up too (getting better now though).