As another veteran with acute hearing loss and constant high range ringing....
Any time your ears are ringing you've done damage to your hearing. Just because you don't perceive how much doesn't mean it didn't happen. Just because the ringing stops doesn't mean the damage was undone. Your brain just adapted and filtered out the noise.
No matter what you're shooting, 22LR and up, it's doing damage - cumulative damage. Any loud noise is the same way. Saw, lawnmower, music, etc. If you can hear your kids music through their headphones they're damaging their hearing....
Once gone, it's gone. No tricks or cures will work except for hearing aids, and they suck!!!!
Always wear hearing protection when around loud noise. If you can't stand the muff protectors then get the electronic foam plugs - and USE THEM!!!!
I'd love to be able to hear birds, have normal conversations, listen to a quiet tv (instead of having to turn on close captioning).
Any time your ears are ringing you've done damage to your hearing. Just because you don't perceive how much doesn't mean it didn't happen. Just because the ringing stops doesn't mean the damage was undone. Your brain just adapted and filtered out the noise.
No matter what you're shooting, 22LR and up, it's doing damage - cumulative damage. Any loud noise is the same way. Saw, lawnmower, music, etc. If you can hear your kids music through their headphones they're damaging their hearing....
Once gone, it's gone. No tricks or cures will work except for hearing aids, and they suck!!!!
Always wear hearing protection when around loud noise. If you can't stand the muff protectors then get the electronic foam plugs - and USE THEM!!!!
I'd love to be able to hear birds, have normal conversations, listen to a quiet tv (instead of having to turn on close captioning).