hearing protection

[Thomas Harris Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Thomas Harris]

Having worked in manufacturing environs and exposed to other loud noises all my life, I now have significant hearing loss. This goes out to any young workers in noisy workplaces... Wear hearing protection. Wear it even if everyone else is not! Hearing loss is not funny and is preventable. This condition really sneaks up on you. You do not notice the conversational loss as anyone with decent verbal skills brain will "add" the missing syllables too words without even knowing they're not hearing them anymore. Most of the high frequency losses are not correctable with hearing aids. This could very well mean one will no longer hear birds chiping in the morning or crickets at night. Perhaps a squeaky talking grandchild is in your future. Hearing loss could prevent you from talking with them. The list goes on. I'm only preaching about what I know. The attitude of hearing protection most of the time does not work. Know what noises damage hearing, and wear it when exposed to them. I just feel that some of the "latent" hazards involved with machinery and tool useage are sometimes ignored. Welding fumes are certainly another one in this catagory. Assume them to be bad and avoid them.

[TEK Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close TEK]

X2---with repetition for emphasis...

WEAR YOUR HEARING PROTECTION!!!!.....

[Grumpy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Grumpy]

Having worked in manufacturing environs and exposed to other loud noises all my life, I now have significant hearing loss. This goes out to any young workers in noisy workplaces... Wear hearing protection. Wear it even if everyone else is not! Hearing loss is not funny and is preventable. This condition really sneaks up on you. You do not notice the conversational loss as anyone with decent verbal skills brain will "add" the missing syllables too words without even knowing they're not hearing them anymore. Most of the high frequency losses are not correctable with hearing aids. This could very well mean one will no longer hear birds chiping in the morning or crickets at night. Perhaps a squeaky talking grandchild is in your future. Hearing loss could prevent you from talking with them. The list goes on. I'm only preaching about what I know. The attitude of hearing protection most of the time does not work. Know what noises damage hearing, and wear it when exposed to them. I just feel that some of the "latent" hazards involved with machinery and tool useage are sometimes ignored. Welding fumes are certainly another one in this catagory. Assume them to be bad and avoid them.

War does the same thing--you can't wear ear plugs with bullets whizzing over your head and everyone is yelling.

Now, what was that you said? Huh? Say again all after . . .

Yup, it's serious wear'em and listen or not.

[Thomas Harris Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Thomas Harris]

War does the same thing--you can't wear ear plugs with bullets whizzing over your head and everyone is yelling.

Now, what was that you said? Huh? Say again all after . . .

Yup, it's serious wear'em and listen or not.

Never been in combat, and hope to never be. I do understand the communication problem and probably should have mentioned it. That does make it tough to cover the ears. Machines have normal noises and abnormal noises. If you wear plugs it'll be tougher to detect when things are wrong with a machine. I hunted lots when younger, and the Doc asked about that first. Sporting arms can damage ears quickly, without constant exposure. I can only imagine what weapons of war in combat can do to not only ears, but many other things. Perhaps I should have stated "protect your ears whenever possible." I think more could have done to protect my hearing, and yours truly could have done it. I think a lot of people are in my situation, for basically the same reasons.

[vicegrip Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close vicegrip]

Noise Cancelation Phones

Saw some by Maxel NC ###?
I wonder if ya can just use em to cancel what gets past the muffs.

Koss might have some too.

VG

[dudevato Member Find all posts View Profile Close dudevato]

I ran my lawnmower this morning, to vacuum up the last of the fallen leaves. I Always use the ear muff type of hearing protection. And ear plugs inside them if it's really loud. Use to keep a pair in the house as a joke when the 'ol lady was going on 'an on about 'somethin' Didn't go over to well, but it was nice and quite. I'd pretend I was singing a little tune. Boy she'd really 'turn it up then' Don't know why she left

[Graham Brown Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Graham Brown]

You ever been on a destroyer when all the guns were being fired. I think that is the rreason I can't hear today. Those hearing aids cost about four thousand dolars. I bought one pair and they lasted about two years. Before world war 11 you didn't wear ear plugs to hunt or to go to the range.
Better start taking care of your hearing now.

[Eugenius76 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Eugenius76]

I work in a factory with 20+ miles of conveyer belts and rollers. I see some guys wearing ear plugs all day but they are usually deer hunters and I figured they are just doin it to make sure they have the best hearing possible. The company makes earplugs readily available at the security office, (this covers their a$$),but only run hearing tests upstairs where it is really loud. On ground level it is loud enough that you have to talk kinda loud . Sometimes I wonder if over the years it will be bad....Although its nice to be able to toot and no one can hear...

[Nickoli Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Nickoli]

Although its nice to be able to toot and no one can hear...

Hahaha this reminds me of a question my dad used to ask us kids that goes with this hearing thread...

Q. Do you know why farts stink???

A. So the deaf can enjoy them too!!!

DOH