Why you should wear hearing protection

[Baldhead]

Me and the missus went to see Nils Logfren in concert last night, unfortunately I could make out a word he said because my hearings shot! So when your in the workshop and you can't hear the radio for the machines, you should have your ear defenders on, be warned its not nice being deaf. Lesson over.

Baldhead

BTW the concert was excellent, Nils is a very talented musician.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Thanks for that Stew and good advice. Its because of your wisdom that I have the 3M Optime Peltor ear phones when before I read of your plight I had cheaper, less effective ones. I for one will learn from your misfortune.

 

[Wildman]

as an apprentice engineer, I spent time cleaning out boilers chipping away at the various coatings. I ended up with boiler makers ear which is a loss of high and low frequency sounds as I got older my hearing got progressively worse. I seldom hear my machines now, they are ultra quiet, hee hee.
WEAR EAR DEfenders or like me you will not be able to hear a word your wife says.

 

[Limey Lurker]

as an apprentice engineer, I spent time cleaning out boilers chipping away at the various coatings. I ended up with boiler makers ear which is a loss of high and low frequency sounds as I got older my hearing got progressively worse. I seldom hear my machines now, they are ultra quiet, hee hee.
WEAR EAR DEfenders or like me you will not be able to hear a word your wife says.

I wear ear defenders so that I CAN'T hear a word she says!

 

[doorframe]

Been a tad mutton all my life. Caused problems at school but a god-send since my marriage.

 

[Craigus]

WHAT?

 

[finneyb]

as an apprentice engineer, I spent time cleaning out boilers chipping away at the various coatings. I ended up with boiler makers ear which is a loss of high and low frequency sounds as I got older my hearing got progressively worse. I seldom hear my machines now, they are ultra quiet, hee hee.
WEAR EAR DEfenders or like me you will not be able to hear a word your wife says.

I keep getting unsolicited phone calls asking if I've ever worked in a noisy environment - you may have a claim for hearing loss.

Brian

 

[Jonzjob]

All of my time in the R.A.F. was as an aircraft electrician and most on pure jet or jet turbine transports. I wore the ear defenders supplied, in fact I still have a pair and they are good. But when working under a Rolls Royce Conway engine going at a fair chat, even with them on was not good. Now I suffer from high tone deafness and tinitus (Spelling?) I still use ear defenders when using noisey kit and it helps keep what I have got.

Slghtly different, but when I am driving somewhere new and I have my TomTom directing me I always use a womans voice on it. I find it so much easier to ignore :roll: :roll:

 

[DennisCA]

I always put them on, I find the noise of the machines too loud otherwise, also suffer from tinitus a little bit, and in winter they help keep my ears warm.

 

[wellywood]

All of my time in the R.A.F. was as an aircraft electrician and most on pure jet or jet turbine transports. I wore the ear defenders supplied, in fact I still have a pair and they are good. But when working under a Rolls Royce Conway engine going at a fair chat, even with them on was not good. Now I suffer from high tone deafness and tinitus (Spelling?) I still use ear defenders when using noisey kit and it helps keep what I have got.

Slghtly different, but when I am driving somewhere new and I have my TomTom directing me I always use a womans voice on it. I find it so much easier to ignore :roll: :roll:

Tinitus? Isn't that athlete's foot? :?
When using TomTom don't select the child's voice option.
All you hear is "Are we there yet???"

 

[Jonzjob]

Oh dear, there was me thinkin that everyone knew that tinnitus /ˈtɪnɪtəs/ or /tɪˈnaɪtəs/; from the Latin word tinnītus meaning "ringing" is the perception of sound within the human ear ("ringing of the ears") when no external sound is present. Despite the origin of the name, "ringing" is only one of many sounds the person may perceive.

Tinnitus is not a disease, but a condition that can result from a wide range of underlying causes. The most common cause is noise-induced hearing loss. Other causes include: neurological damage (multiple sclerosis), ear infections, oxidative stress, emotional stress, foreign objects in the ear, nasal allergies that prevent (or induce) fluid drain, wax build-up, and exposure to loud sounds. Withdrawal from benzodiazepines may cause tinnitus as well. Tinnitus may be an accompaniment of sensorineural hearing loss or congenital hearing loss, or it may be observed as a side effect of certain medications (ototoxic tinnitus).

Do please try t keep up Wally :twisted: :twisted:

 

[pip1954]

I would Agree having just got a hearing aide I work in building trade then after many years went to work in wood factory where we all had ear defenders but not many used to wear them and when you get a cc ringing out it hurts your ears , now I always wear my defenders a bit like locking stable door after horse has bolted
please take the tip
pip

 

[Baldhead]

as an apprentice engineer, I spent time cleaning out boilers chipping away at the various coatings. I ended up with boiler makers ear which is a loss of high and low frequency sounds as I got older my hearing got progressively worse. I seldom hear my machines now, they are ultra quiet, hee hee.
WEAR EAR DEfenders or like me you will not be able to hear a word your wife says.

I keep getting unsolicited phone calls asking if I've ever worked in a noisy environment - you may have a claim for hearing loss.

Brian

When I lost my job as a fireman, I went to see the union solicitor to see if I could make a claim for some of the problems I have regarding my back, unfortunately the solicitor said it was 'too hard to prove,........ but I can get you money for your hearing loss', at that point I told him if things were easy to prove we wouldn't need people like himself or barristers, I firmly believe that the fire brigade are partly responsible for my back condition, he didn't take it very well when I said 'What will be your cut from any compensation I get for my hearing loss?'
Call me stupid but I don't like this compensation culture we live in, if someone is to blame then you may just have a claim, but I don't think so in my case, my mother suffered from hearing loss, my older brother and sister both suffer from hearing loss, I think it's possibly hereditary.

Baldhead

Edit - Brian Thanks for the advice, I wasn't getting at you, just pointing out why in my case there's no one to blame.
Bob I too now use Optime Peltor ear defenders, ok I know it's, horse stable door etc etc :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Skeety]

I use Peltor Sportacs for Clay Shooting and Refereeing, very comfortable and I can wear them all day (8 hours) at Major Competitions without issue, they are also electronic so that you can hear people talking and the radio but remove the loud dangerous noises. Also use them for wood working.

Tinitus is no fun whatsoever; my Uncle suffers with it really badly

Jon.

 

[Jonzjob]

As a bad sufferer your uncle has my simpathy.

As a bad sufferer please don't think that I am trying to trivailise it, it's too close to home for that! It's a way of making light of a not very nice situation. The day I stop looking at life lightly is the day they nail the lid down, I hope :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[Skeety]

It's not a trivial subject!

The number of older shooters that say "I'm already deaf" etc. when I ask them to wear hearing protection and then complain when I enforce it still don't realise i'm doing it for their good!

Anyone wanting to shoot a registered Competition MUST wear Eye and Ear protection! End of.

Jon.