Three old guys are out walking.
First one says, "Windy, isn't it?"
Second one says, "No, its Thursday!"
Third one says, "So am I. Let's go get a beer."
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Three old guys are out walking.
First one says, "Windy, isn't it?"
Second one says, "No, its Thursday!"
Third one says, "So am I. Let's go get a beer."
You're pointing fingers now, Tom.
My wife gets so upset with my lack of hearing (not selective hearing) that sometimes she refuses to try to carry on a conversation. 27 years of chemical plant noise and a lifetime of shotgunning have seen to that. One particular shotgun blast at shoulder level, 2 feet away, gave me tinnitus so bad in my left ear that I swear other folks should be able to hear what I hear every minute.
Did you say something?
Haha
Huh?
i got me sum good hearing
I see your lips moving but do not understand the words coming out of your mouth. :dono
When I go camping, it takes about 2-3 days for the ringing in my ears to stop.
You mean the ringing stops? Mine gets louder. The only sound I hear clearly is crickets
31 years in a power plant has been hard on my hearing also. I wear hearing protection now religously but it's way too late.
I worked construction all my life and know what you mean. Worked building houses, refineries,power plants and manufacturing so I got exposed to a good bit.
Yep, eventually. It seems like it gets louder, however everything else got quieter.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappiepappa
Military infantry machine gunner, hunter, home improvement, and manufacturing for over 40 years now. My hearing is still good per the annual test. Although I do have a range in my left ear I can't hear so well. Turns out I can hear my wife just fine on the right side. rotfl
so you keep her on your left
Tinnitus will go away eventually - and it's actually pretty peaceful fishing when you can't hear. Just gotta be careful not to leave your main motor running all day while you are up front.
Yep 32 years as a machinist Lots of buzzing and ringing in my ears
My wife likes to start a conversation when I am watching TV and then get mad because I don't listen. Or my favorite is when she tries to talk to me while walking away or in anouther room.
I like to get her going she says I am cold I say I know your old hunny so am I.
No I didnt do that I must not have heard you. Thats works pretty well if you didn't do something she ask.
I have been tone deaf for 15 years. Can't hear her tone. We've been married 22 so it took a few before I got the tone deaf thing going on.
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Originally Posted by IkenI
VA told me that tinnitus will go away under two conditions. That being when I go deaf ( getting close) and/or when I die.
wish I could hear others like I do the tone generator in my ears. I have had it for at least 40 years and it is not getting any better.
The peace an quiet aint all that bad when fishing, I turn my two aids off. Love that quiet
Would you give me a pair of your "hand me downs"?Quote:
Originally Posted by Billbob
Doc Bishop said I should have worn my helmet while on the flight deck.:bash
and i should have wore EAR PLUGS :Rofl
Wore both while on the flight deck of the JOHN F KENNEDY and CARL VINSON and various flight lines. Still, 180 decibels at 10` away, riding in choppers, and being around small (and not so small) arms plus a few yrs jack hammering plus operating a drop press for awhile didn`t do my hearing any `good`...
Worked manufacturing for 13 years and also fired more shells through my rifles and scatter guns than I can count. Now I wear one of the finest aids from Costco that money could buy. Changed my life! People used to think I was pissed all the time, because they thought I was yelling. Actually, it was because I couldn't hear my own voice so I talked louder. Now, the people that have known me a long time think I'm sedated because I talk much quieter.
I get to be in this club. Don't get me started about selective hearing, I'm the Dennis the Menace of selective hearing and lord knows I use it to my advantage. Might as well, there ain't nothing we can do about it.
GF says i'm 95% perfect. That other 5 percent is from not wearing them 99% of the time and totally agree with what Poll13_Jeff said about talking loud.
Always played the music to loud, and been into racing most of my life without protection but I do now but like someone else said its a tad late.
What I miss the most is the crickets and frogs when they fire up at evening time and we grill out almost every night. Skimped on them for another two years with the DOT physical but i'm sure I won't be so lucky when it comes around again. Have wore them for about 15 years.
If we go out with friends, yes, i'll stick them in but around home or playing with the toys, I'm busy anyway, and your not suppose to be talking from the back of the boat, your suppose to be fishing. rotfl
Shotguns got mine. Left ear is history and the right ain't to sporty. Comes in handy sometimes. Had to stop squirrel hunting though. Only way I could do it now would be with a dog. Just not as much fun as still hunting. I have left boats or blinds from duck hunting and my ears would still be ringing the next morning when I was on my way back out there. When I did most of the damage to my ears, no one had ever heard of ear plugs.
Reading this thread got me thinking. The company I bought a hearing aid from a couple of years ago was having a seminar here in town. The one I got made things louder but not clearer. I called to RSVP and after talking to the lady I wasn't going to learn anything I didn't already know from the seminar. She suggested I come in and let her tune the hearing aid I have. I did that. It was daylight and dark. I have a screen room across the back of my house that I usually sit and watch the day wake up and go to bed. I went out there that evening, after getting the hearing aid readjusted. I didn't stay long. The birds and all the noises were driving me crazy. It wasn't peaceful anymore. I will have to get used to it. But now when my wife turns her back mudders some smart remark and I say what did you say, she'll say nothing. I got her now. Hope I don't have to get my belt out.