Tinnitus poll

[2busy]

One of the reasons I don't hunt much anymore. With the constant ringing, I just have too hard of a time figuring which direction sounds are coming from.

Also have a hard time listening to conversations if there is background noise , especially on a phone.

 

[WTJ]

This is GC ... He was on the flight line. Plus he's been shooting since he could stand.

It bothers me a WHOLE lot more than it bothers him. I have to repeat everything I say 3 times ... First time I say it, no response; second time I get "huh" and then the third time he says "Gosh baby, you don't gotta yell at me!"

Well, apparently, I DO have to yell at him ...

I keep telling him he needs to go get his hearing checked ... He keeps telling me to mind my own business ...

I've only had medication-induced tinnitis ... I swear if I thought I was gonna have to deal with that racket 24/7 I'd go nuts ... I feel for you guys!

With close to 30 years on a flight line around jet engines and helicopters i have around 50% loss. That is with wearing earpro almost religiously. Same with gunfire. Back in the days of turbojets the noise could make you physically ill. The new fans are quiet, which is another problem. Not loud enough to be painful, but loud enough to cause chronic hearing loss. With rotary wing stuff I think the harmonics and vibe freqs contribute to loss.

Strangely enough, the frequency loss almost directly corresponds to the range of the female voice. Seriously. It's damned irritating to have to strain to hear and ask people to speak up. Where do you think the phrase "Sound off like you got a pair" came from...

If there is any kind of background noise, like a radio playing, forget it. Not gonna hear a damn thing.

The 'old' guys I was around as a youngster, including my Dad, had bad hearing. They flogged on us about earpro.

Thanks 'old' guys.

 

[beardking]

I had never had any sort of issues with ringing in my ears more than just on occasion until I recently went to a concert. I went to see Five Finger Death Punch last fall and ever since then I've have had a constant ringing. I have been to plenty of concerts before, shot without ear protection as a kid and I ride a relatively loud bike, but I guess that concert just put my aging ears over the edge. Sucks and I wish I could go back and NOT go to that concert.

 

[Shadowrider]

This is GC ... He was on the flight line. Plus he's been shooting since he could stand.

It bothers me a WHOLE lot more than it bothers him. I have to repeat everything I say 3 times ... First time I say it, no response; second time I get "huh" and then the third time he says "Gosh baby, you don't gotta yell at me!"

Well, apparently, I DO have to yell at him ...

I keep telling him he needs to go get his hearing checked ... He keeps telling me to mind my own business ...

I've only had medication-induced tinnitis ... I swear if I thought I was gonna have to deal with that racket 24/7 I'd go nuts ... I feel for you guys!

My dad was on the flight line or inside the flying aircraft for 21 years. We used to get so frustrated at him. Funny thing is that about 21 years around large machinery plus all the gunfire, race cars, motorcycles, loud rock music, etc., etc. has made me deafer than he was.

It's true about the frequency, my family is amazed that I can almost never hear something electronic beeping if I'm standing right at it because of the pitch, but hear other things. I really do need hearing aids but don't want to spend the money on them. It is really frustrating too. Sometimes....

 

[BadgeBunny]

My dad was on the flight line or inside the flying aircraft for 21 years. We used to get so frustrated at him. Funny thing is that about 21 years around large machinery plus all the gunfire, race cars, motorcycles, loud rock music, etc., etc. has made me deafer than he was.

It's true about the frequency, my family is amazed that I can almost never hear something electronic beeping if I'm standing right at it because of the pitch, but hear other things. I really do need hearing aids but don't
want to spend the money on them. It is really frustrating too. Sometimes....

Lol ... I "HEAR" ya!

 

[harley128]

Update from 2012^^^^ The comments remain the same. Hearing aids are insanely over priced. I paid for some low dollar models, and they do help with the volume, but that's about it. I lost my hearing in the Army back in the early 70's. Although at discharge I was offered help, I refused thinking I didn't want a dammed thing to do with the government. My poor decision to live a life of saying huh? didn't work well at times. Awhile back I was having dinner with the wife at the American Legion, and met up with an old co-worker that is now a Veterans Advisor for the VA. He convinced me to come in and fill out some paperwork. It resulted in the VA getting me some of the latest state of the art aids. My life has certainly changed for the better. The things they can do now are pretty incredible. I'm hooked by Bluetooth to my IPhone. Everything comes directly to the microphone in the ear. Phone calls, Pandora etc. I can put my phone next to my wife in a noisy restaurant, select the restaurant mode that blanks out back ground noise, and we can talk like we are at home. Its linked to the gps on the phone, and I can program in locations where I want certain volumes, adjust the bass/treble so that every time I go to that location it remembers and does an auto adjust. At home we fought about the loudness of the TV. Now I can adjust the volume to the point she is comfortable with it, and I am too. The OKC VA center in my opinion does a great job in the area I'm associated with. Very professional, good staff, and a positive atmosphere. Totally different from other centers I see are having problems in other parts of the country.

So what's the brand? Where can I get these?

 

[dennishoddy]

So what's the brand? Where can I get these?

Starkey Halo is the model. 1st thing you have to own is an IPhone. They are connected via Bluetooth to the phone. When I got mine, the iPhone 5 was the only phone that worked with them. Its been a year now, so they may have got new updates for the iPhone 6 done.

I've had nurses attempt to take a temperature with an ear probe and not see the tiny tubes going into the ear. Pretty concealed. With my hairstyle, the behind the year receiver can't be seen either.

Resistant to sweat in the summer too. My old models were useless in the summer.

I've had several members not in this thread asking questions via pm.

If you need any more info, don't hesitate to ask.

 

[harley128]

Starkey Halo is the model. 1st thing you have to own is an IPhone. They are connected via Bluetooth to the phone. When I got mine, the iPhone 5 was the only phone that worked with them. Its been a year now, so they may have got new updates for the iPhone 6 done. I've had nurses attempt to take a temperature with an ear probe and not see the tiny tubes going into the ear. Pretty concealed. With my hairstyle, the behind the year receiver can't be seen either. Resistant to sweat in the summer too. My old models were useless in the summer. I've had several members not in this thread asking questions via pm. If you need any more info, don't hesitate to ask.

Thanks much. I would think that behind the ear set-up would be uncomfortable. . ?

 

[dennishoddy]

Not a bit.

 

[henschman]

I suppose if I think about it, I can hear some sort of ringing all the time. I don't even notice or think about it the vast majority of the time. I sometimes have trouble hearing people, but I think most of that is due to the way a lot of people nowadays talk like they have mush in their mouth. I have definitely lost some hearing, but it isn't enough to cause me any real trouble.

I have definitely done my share of shooting with no ear pro. In my first several years of gun ownership as a teenager, I didn't even own any real ear plugs -- I just used rolled up pieces of kleenex or napkins, if I used anything at all. I always try to use earplugs now, unless I'm hunting. A deer rifle has never really made my ears ring. I have however made the mistake of using an 18" barreled .308 with a compensator on a hog hunt.