Greetings, All!
I've got tinnitis, as well as hearing loss. The tinnitis is fairly loud, but I can sleep ok; the Doc says I'm "legally deaf", whatever
that implies.
Rock Music & firearms? Otosclerosis? Well, actually, I believe that I'M to blame for the first two; the last one is apparently inoperable/won't get better. I was, however, through my work, able to get the latest "state-of-the Art" digital/programmable hearing-aids {$4000.} for the sum of a $30 co-pay. WOW! I can hear the human voice range, and my friends don't poke fun anymore!!! These don't "amplify everything", either; only what needs a boost. If YOU CAN, See Your Doctor: Your Life Will Change.
When I shoot, I don't wear ear plugs for anything bigger than .22short: I wear headphones, which, I am Informed, help muffle the vibrations travelling through the skull, as well as covering the ears. What do our Doctors out there say? Am I rightly instructed?
I'm now 44 years old, and I have to wear these tiny, invisible hearing-aids; you all need to mind your ears, and don't use your .22 cleaning rods to dig stuff out of your ears, either!
Take Care of Yourselves!
Be Well, All! & Felicem Annum Novum!
M.T.Marfield:.