BobTheTomato
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Don't forget......hearing is one thing medical science cannot fix. Always wear properly fitting plugs or muffs.
MonkeyI make a point of getting in on every hearing protection thread I find because I made the mistake of not protecting my hearing and lost most of it.
I was an artilleryman in the Army for several years and afterwards worked as a sheet metal fabricator/ machinist. I started my manufacturing career operating a Strippit 1250 CNC Turret Press and made a point of using hearing protection then but it was too late.
I am 48 years old, I can’t use a telephone without head phones, I have to use the closed captions when I watch TV (or turn it up so loud the neighbors can hear it), my wife has given up on asking me “Did you hear that?”, I’ve lost a lot of the enjoyment of music (MP3 head phones will damage your hearing too BTW) and I have to lip read my grandkids
My point is, once your hearing is gone, it’s gone and by the time you realize I know exactly what I'm talking about it will be too late for you too.
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I have impaired hearing, but I've had it all my life (or at least since I had meningitis as an infant, which might account for it). Despite that, the electronic muffs I use at the range don't dampen the boom as much as I'd like. It has never occurred to me to wear plugs also, as it would seem to me to defeat the hearing of normal speech (like commands from the range officer). I guess I will have to try that out, to see (or hear) for myself. If it interferes with hearing the range officer, then they will come back out. But if I can still hear the range officer, a bit more dampening of the boom of high powered rifles going off next to me will be appreciated.hso said:Of course, the best approach is to never, ever, shoot without making sure that you have both plugs and muffs safely in place.
YZ said:Monkey
MVP. Most Valuable Post.
If you are a young man reading this, USE EAR PROTECTION, even if you think you're some kind of tough guy. I'll shut up now. God bless.
potatohead said:Hey Trunk, does the Army let folks wear ear protection out in the field/training ?
Not entirely true oneounce.Hearing loss can not be corrected - once it's gone, it's gone for good.
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