Protect your hearing.

[Jan SobieskiParticipant 28791]

Wear those ear plugs men.

If you get in the car in the morning and the radio is too loud, it means you are being exposed to excessive noise during the day.

Don’t be a tuff guy. You will go deaf.

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[GoodKid44Participant 1524]

This is very correct. I still cringe at all people I see in the clubs I’m working at wearing no type of protection. And take it from me, the clubs don’t give a f~~~ about whether or not you lose your hearing. They want it to be so loud you can’t hear yourself think.

Amazon sells some decent ear plugs for mad cheap (I use the Honeywell brand). I buy them in boxes of 500 and they last me years. I even use them sometimes for sleeping or when I’m just out and about (it’s loud as f~~~ in this city). But I ALWAYS have some on when I’m working. I learned my lesson in college and literally thought my hearing would be f~~~ed forever. But it seems fine now.

My rule of thumb is never be in a room so loud I can’t have a conversation in. But when I’m working ear plugs are a god send. I even use them in loud ass movie theaters. S~~~ has gotten way too loud in movie theatres

[Jan SobieskiParticipant 28791]

And cutting grass, working in the shop, etc.

Once lost, it never comes back.

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[Anonymous 7]

I distance myself from packs of females so I’m good there.
If I ride more than a couple of blocks I wear some sort of ear protection.

PSA
The exhaust pipes on my Harley are loud but I did not install them b/c they are loud. I installed the 2 into 1 to increase performance.

Yes, you metric riding c~~~s get your laughs in here. 🙂

Still, while on the Highway and rolling hard on the throttle (f~~~ you metric c~~~s) the crack the exhaust makes is strangely satisfying.

[Anonymous 54]

What? Speak up!!!
Half a centry between a Drummer and a f~~~in guitar player.
But..
I play my Bass so loud, it sets up an inpenatrable barrier.Serious.
My hearing is really good.

Its the high end stuff that causes problems. You lose the upper end and peiples dictiin gets lost to you.

Its prolomged exposer.You can get away with it every now an then, but on a daily basis will cause problems.

F~~~ing guitar players..

[Anonymous 54]

Anonymous wrote:

I distance myself from packs of females so I’m good there.
If I ride more than a couple of blocks I wear some sort of ear protection.

PSA
The exhaust pipes on my Harley are loud but I did not install them b/c they are loud. I installed the 2 into 1 to increase performance.

Yes, you metric riding c~~~s get your laughs in here.

Still, while on the Highway and rolling hard on the throttle (f~~~ you metric c~~~s) the crack the exhaust makes is strangely satisfying.

Same here. (old Triumph though)Youre damned strait its loud!!

[Anonymous 7]

Anonymous wrote:

What? Speak up!!!
Half a centry between a Drummer and a f~~~in guitar player.
But..
I play my Bass so loud, it sets up an inpenatrable barrier.Serious.
My hearing is really good.

Its the high end stuff that causes problems. You lose the upper end and peiples dictiin gets lost to you.

Its prolomged exposer.You can get away with it every now an then, but on a daily basis will cause problems.

F~~~ing guitar players..

LOL! Now I get why you get f~~~ed with about spelling.
No worries mate.

[Anonymous 0]

Jan Sobieski wrote:

Wear those ear plugs men.

Good warning. I worked in a loud environment in the military, and by my late 20s I was already registering some hearing damage. The audiologist told me that it wasn’t too bad yet, but I needed to get religious about using hearing protection or I wouldn’t have any hearing in my old age.

I paid attention and got religious. I have those pairs of those big mickey-mouse headphone ear protectors scattered all over the house and garage. I slap on a pair whenever I use power tools, vacuum, use a blender, etc. I use double protection (earplugs plus headphone protectors) when shooting or even mowing. I still like to play music loud, but I don’t blast it.

I’m in my 60s now, and my hearing is still pretty good. I have trouble hearing people that talk softly or mumble, but I can hear normal conversation with no problem. Someday I’ll probably need hearing aids. But I owe it all to the hearing protection.

Anyway, my advice: Buy a few pairs of those headphone protectors at your local hardware store and scatter them around the house. Place them by any loud appliance, and get in the habit of slipping them on whenever you use that appliance. Makes all the difference in the world once you get older.

By the way, here’s a little tip: They say that once you get old, it’s actually better to be blind than it is to be deaf. That’s because when you’re blind, you still have your ears and can listen to the radio and talk with people. But when you’re deaf, you can’t communicate with people anymore. So you lose contact and drift away. Alzheimers and all that s~~~. (Old people usually can’t be bothered to learn sign language, like a young person would.)

Going deaf when you’re old is practically a death sentence. Something to think about.

[Anonymous 54]

Biker tough guys with a huge smiley face! Hahah

[Anonymous 0]

GoodKid44 wrote:

This is very correct. I still cringe at all people I see in the clubs I’m working at wearing no type of protection. And take it from me, the clubs don’t give a f~~~ about whether or not you lose your hearing. They want it to be so loud you can’t hear yourself think.

Yeah, for social occasions you can get those foam rubber earplugs in tan color. They’re practically invisible when in your ear. I used to wear them to the movies and at clubs.

[Anonymous 7]

Anonymous wrote:

Same here. (old Triumph though)Youre damned strait its loud!!

I am running the Thunderheaders.
Whatchu you running?

[Anonymous 54]

Anonymous wrote:

Old Sage wrote:

Same here. (old Triumph though)Youre damned strait its loud!!

I am running the Thunderheaders.
Whatchu you running?

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Anonymous wrote:

Old Sage wrote:

Same here. (old Triumph though)Youre damned strait its loud!!

I am running the Thunderheaders.
Whatchu you running?

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Hell I dont know what they are.haha There deep and raspy. Its a 78 Bonny. When I pass people I get a run, then back out of the throttle, and float on by, almost silent.
But if your an idiot, I will get up next to you and hurt you. Bad.
Hope you brought some asprin for that headache!

[Anonymous 7]

Anonymous wrote:

But if your an idiot, I will get up next to you and hurt you. Bad.
Hope you brought some asprin for that headache!

LOL!
Sometimes I set off car alarms.

On a patch of road that I routinely ride on I was constantly setting of the alarm on this guys work truck.

When I discovered what I was doing I started to pull the clutch when passing his truck. Even though he is a c~~~ for having his alarm set to sensitive. LOL!

[Anonymous 54]

Sorry. Redundency department of redundency.

Wear Earplugs!

[black_knightParticipant 2602]

I spend literally 50% of my life wearing earplugs because I’m a misanthrope who cannot stand people, society, and their/its noises. I even double up and wear ear defenders too, to block out neighbours, their dogs, fireworks, trick-or-treaters, etc. I wear earplugs sleeping, I wear them driving, I wear them in waiting rooms. It’s not my hearing earplugs protect, it’s my sanity. Society is way too noisy, and bright. I need peace, shadows, tranquility.

[Anonymous 42]

Protect your hearing.

What? Speak up, I can’t hear you?

[Anonymous 54]

black_knight wrote:

I spend literally 50% of my life wearing earplugs because I’m a misanthrope who cannot stand people, society, and their/its noises. I even double up and wear ear defenders too, to block out neighbours, their dogs, fireworks, trick-or-treaters, etc. I wear earplugs sleeping, I wear them driving, I wear them in waiting rooms. It’s not my hearing earplugs protect, it’s my sanity. Society is way too noisy, and bright. I need peace, shadows, tranquility.

I do this too. I sleep with them.
But, I find that if I do it dureing the day too much, when I take them out my hearing gets disoriented. I cant tell how near or far a sound is.
But yeah, they drowned out those childish sounding things that pass for women these days.

[MarketWatcherParticipant]

Anonymous wrote:

What? Speak up, I can’t hear you?

Smart ass. Beat me to it. WHAT?

Seriously, Jan is correct. Once lost there is no repair. Ear plugs IN.

[hmskl’dParticipant 6406]

Yes, and it’s never too late to start. I buy the tapered foam plugs in plastic jars of 50 qty.
I now use the Quiet ‘Contour” Plugs and in the past used the Quiet ‘Time’ Plugs. The Contour are just a few dollars more than the regular foam plugs when purchasing fifty at a time.
The regular tapered foam plugs are great when standing in a stationary place .. and I’d probably stick with them .. however, I’m usually walking when using plugs and I find the Quiet ‘Contour’ Foam plugs give me less thumping in my ears as I walk .. and still seem to get good noise reduction even with the added comfort.
When I walk and mow the grass or walk and use loud equipment I feel less ‘pressure fatigue’ in my ears with the narrower Contour design .. as I sometimes wear them for many hours at a time walking on hard surfaces.

[Anonymous 14]

Anyone here have tinnitus? And if so how loud is it? Can you ringing in your ears all day long? How did it happen?

I have had it for several months long ago but it went away… I have heard stories where it lasts a lifetime and can be really loud all day long.

I use earplugs now for loud stuff far more oft

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