ears!!

[Andy C]

I can here better out my right ear!! But my left ear ( that I can here good with) don't work to good??

Anyone else's have this problem??

[iron man]

After working the flight deck I have noticed some hearing loss in my left ear but that's about it.

[Gerald]

I have high pitch hearing loss in both ears due to working around very loud [90 to 115 Db] noises. Any noise above 75 Db is considered needing hearing protection. When you are standing in an area with 75 Db noise, you can talk with someone without trouble hearing them talk. My left ear is the worst. I used ear plugs as required, but that is not enough protection.

Another possible cause is an ear wax build up. This can plug up an ear just like ear plugs. I knew a guy that went to a doctor because of hearing problem. Dr. put some drops in the ear to soften the wax and a few day later, the Dr. pulled out the wax "plug". He said.....wow!!!! I can hear again.

[Goooh]

Wish mine was wax or fluid, but it's real loss with a very high pitch ringing that is constant. Sucks very bad, I'm only 28 and will have this ringing forever unless I get an aid, or this lipoflavanoid stuff works.

Wax or fluid could be the problem, a very quick visit to an ENT will tell you what's going on - if it's easily fixed they will do it right there.


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[goldenrod]

Cell phone usage.

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by iron man

After working the flight deck I have noticed some hearing loss in my left ear but that's about it.

I hope you are wearing some good ear protection. I bet that noise is worse that listening to a band playing in a club.

Rule of thunb.....if you can not carry on a conversation with another person, due to the noise, you need hearing protection.

[biggun]

Guys.. I'm in my 50's.. I'm also a Certified Safety Consultant by trade..

I deal with high noise DAILY... 85-100DB is nothing to ignore....Most of time we should be wearing double hearing protection... If you don't think that years of shooting shotguns in from a pit blind will NOT effect UR hearing???

Think again!!! I have a lot of hearing loss.. Just so U know.. We ALL should wear it..
Even in the blind if we aint' calling..

I hunted with a friend last year for teal..I always give my little safety speech about shooting over peoples heads etc.. Well a few teal came over on my side of blind I stayed seated and ducked a little..

The person to my left got excited and swings he gun over and near my ear, and then shoots about 6-12' away from my left ear .. I thought he stuck an ice pick into my eardrum.. The echo from the shoot in that steel blind damaged my left ear horribly..

It took about 2 month for my hearing to return in my left ear.. It will never return to normal in that ear again..

Hearing is something you young guys take for granted...I know I did when I was U alls age.. SO BE CAREFUL..

[Andy C]

34- and like a full never put ear plugs in, .......
Wish I would have !

[mriguy]

43, I cant hear for s***!

[Andy C]

Won't left kids that's not mine ( brothers kids) but they don't shoot without ear muffs or ear plugs!!

[homerun]

My left handed shooting 18 yo son is 10% deaf in right ear due to shooting a remington pump which ejects out right side when he was younger. Now he shoots a browning eject bottom. Highly encourage all lefties to think about that. School made us get him checked out by dr. Dr said irreversible.

[iron man]

Originally Posted by Gerald

I hope you are wearing some good ear protection. I bet that noise is worse that listening to a band playing in a club.

Rule of thunb.....if you can not carry on a conversation with another person, due to the noise, you need hearing protection.

All the hearing protection in the world can't stop you from having to go down listening to those jets in full afterburner on the catapult. Especially the prowlers. Them turbo jets are really loud.

Not too bad when you're walking right under the tail of one turning though.

And yes. It's waaaaaaaaaaaaaay worse than a band in a club.

[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by homerun

My left handed shooting 18 yo son is 10% deaf in right ear due to shooting a remington pump which ejects out right side when he was younger. Now he shoots a browning eject bottom. Highly encourage all lefties to think about that. School made us get him checked out by dr. Dr said irreversible.

I don't think a right handed pump caused his hearing loss. By the time the breech of a pump shotgun is opened the noise is gone. If the breech is open when the gun goes bang 10% hearing loss is the least of your concerns.

[gasdad]

My understanding is that when shooting, the stock of the shotgun muffles some of the sound when shooting with unprotected ears. So a right handed shooter would have more of a hearing loss in the left ear vs right because the stock of the gun is being placed close to his right ear thus providing some protection.

[Goooh]

Originally Posted by homerun

My left handed shooting 18 yo son is 10% deaf in right ear due to shooting a remington pump which ejects out right side when he was younger. Now he shoots a browning eject bottom. Highly encourage all lefties to think about that. School made us get him checked out by dr. Dr said irreversible.

Shoot left, muzzle blast is on right ear. Shoot right, muzzle blast is on left ear.

My ear doc told me I was a right handed shooter before I ever told he I used a gun. Audio test and frequency of patients with my condition tipped her off right away.


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[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by Goooh

Shoot left, muzzle blast is on right ear. Shoot right, muzzle blast is on left ear.

My ear doc told me I was a right handed shooter before I ever told he I used a gun. Audio test and frequency of patients with my condition tipped her off right away.


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I would say that makes good sense.

[DannyI]

64 with hearing aids both ears, why, because I shot lots of guns, and worked in a work area ( lab ) that had constant noise level. Also, weed eaters, blowers, mowers can damage your ears. When your young, protect, protect, protect your hearing. You will be grateful in your later years for sure.

[southern151]

33 and, a lot of hearing loss plus severe tinnitus. I went to my kids' ENT about a month ago and, he was surprised by how bad my hearing test was. Between firearms, loud stereos, playing music in bars and, industry, they've been abused! From 1000htz on up, my ability to hear drops terribly!

And yes, Doc said, the ear opposite of the shooting shoulder takes the most abuse because it's the most in line with the muzzle blast. I won't shoot a .22 now without hearing protection! I gotta save the little I have left!

[Ragin_Cajun]

Does your right doodad hang lower than your left one? LMAO....just joking. I had the same experience of a shotgun going off over my head and haven't been the same since. Also, check your blood pressure, it can sometimes lead to louder ringing!

RC

[swamp snorkler]

Originally Posted by Andy C

I can here better out my right ear!! But my left ear ( that I can here good with) don't work to good??

Anyone else's have this problem??

What you said?