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[QUOTE="Rob Z, post: 324501"] This is for all the younger guys out there..... I don't want to be preachy, so don't take this the wrong way. :thumbsup::thumbsup: Consider getting squared away ASAP with protectiing your hearing. I have tried to be a good role model for the men that work with me. I buy hearing protection and demand that they use it. They have gotten so they do so without me having to tell them. They are a lot younger that I am and I think they got the habit developed in time. I started some years ago being quite religious about using the best hearing protection that I could find (meaning highest dB reduction rating), and making it a point to use it [B]every time [/B]I used a power tool. I have gotten so that I frequently will use both the soft foam inserts in combination with the hard shell over-the-ear headgear. I thought I had gotten started in time, but it turns out I didn't. The irony of this is that for years I took a bunch of grief from all the guys on the job because I had to put on the hearing protection before each cut, and after all of that I'm the one with this damn ringing in my ears. I have tinnitus now, and it's starting to really affect me. I can't tolerate loud noises or the jumble of sounds such as we all hear in the crowd at the mall or a sporting event. At best, I am disoriented by those sounds; at worst I get a splitting headache. The drone of noise puts me on edge and I get irritable because of it. It's my own fault, because for years I ran chainsaws, table saws, tile saws, planers, routers, you name it....all without any hearing protection. Firearms, nailguns, demolition hammers and machinery have all caused damage to my hearing. When I was young no one said anything about it. I hope by posting this that some of the younger guys on the forum will start taking care of their hearing. It's not that hard or time consuming to [B]always[/B] protect your hearing each time you use a saw or other loud tool. :thumbsup: [/QUOTE]
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