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Real men don't wear ear plugs
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I dont drink red wine or bourbon because I'm depressed, I drink it because I like it.
Just a little too much perhaps, that's why I pay attention to my drinking habits.
My dad was an alcoholic, obviously it should ring the alarm bell...
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I’m telling you I hear something in there.
how does it feel to be a alcoholic???????????????
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I drink red wine because I like it - two bottles once a week.
I drink bourbon because I like it even better, but I usually do regret it the next day so... not too often.
I use ear muffs as often as I can, because that constant ringing sound in my ear is somewhat annoying.
I drink bourbon because I like it even better, but I usually do regret it the next day so... not too often.
I use ear muffs as often as I can, because that constant ringing sound in my ear is somewhat annoying.
When we switched brands, at leat 3 out of 10 were already broke, and we went through em like water in a colander. You get what ya pay for, lol.
There are some good laptop apps, but they're only as good as the mic and w/p noise generator one uses.
Forgot to update.Went to the doctors today, confirmed that I did pierce the eardrum and off to a specialist on another day to be more specific as to what the damage is. 2-3 months and it should be back to normal.
And typically yes, I wear earplugs. Just not then.
All is back to normal thankfully. The eardrum fixed itself as the doctor told be it would, just a tear.
Very fortunate. My ringing in my ears has been going on intermittently for a few years now. I kinda wish I'd worn ear plugs, stayed away from loud chainsaws, drag racing, etc. When I was younger they never put mufflers on chainsaws, just exhaust stacks..
I'm 46 and have 90% hearing loss in my one ear and the other isn't much better. I also have tinnitus constantly.
What got me was duck hunting in blinds,rifle hunting, racing snowmobiles and MX bikes without ear plugs. Latter on I started logging, then mining and then power plants and finally oil refineries. Is used plugs on all these occupations but the damage was done and it gets a little worse each year..
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I think when I noticed the most difference was back late 80s early 90s running a open cab Tree Farmer skidder Detroit engine with the exhaust stack above the cab I could still hear the engine droning in my ears laying in bed in the middle of the night, I gradually mostly started wearing hearing protection for most noisy activities and always have access to ear plugs as a minimum and generally have several pairs in my pants pocket but hearing loss damage has already been done but thankfully no tinnitus as of yet.
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I think one of the biggest surprises was when I discovered I could hear the stereo on my Goldwing better when going down the highway when wearing ear plugs as they blocked the wind noise which was counter intuitive for me at the time.
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I cannot stand to cut thick underbrush without my forestry helmet. I just lower my head and butt through all the brush that keeps me from getting to the lower parts of the plants I am attacking. Cutting your way in is a waste of time. I'll even put on a heavy denim jacket in the summertime for that thick, thorny stuff.
A couple of years ago, I got onto a job site to measure & evaluate how much brush & trees was needed to be removed for a billboard. As I attempted to walk off 450 feet from the sign, I discovered that it was nearly impossible for me to get through the thicket. With every step, the bark and branches was snagging up in my hair and trying to scalp me. Thick stuff! It was virtually impregnable.
So I went back to my car, put on the forestry hard hat, and head-butted my way through 450' of thicket, counting trees and surveying the terrain as I went.
This is the best hard hat for ground work, in my not-so-humble opinion:
It is tougher than any other version, and the rain gutter on the back makes a huge improvement on rainy days. No other helmet has one, at least that I am aware of.
The Stihl hard hats are just junk, in my experience. The plastic shatters and the wire holding the ear muffs bends, leaving you with ear protection that doesn't do the job.
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I became aware of noise when I served on an Aircraft Carrier. We had to be on standby near the launch catapults with the jets at full afterburners. With our noise protective muffs held as tightly to our ears as possible, the noise was still deafening. After that I started wearing earplugs in all situations where I felt the noise was a bit to loud.
I even wore earplugs when I went to the movies. Seems they crank up the volume for the deaf, while those of us with good hearing were assaulted with excessive sound volume.
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I now use bug goggles -- goggles with a wire mesh in place of glass or plastic. When I'm dropping trees I have a separate helmet. My equipment is constantly evolving.
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