I am a Marine veteran. To be honest, I lost more hearing due to tinnitus during recruit training than I did at any of the many gun ranges I attended. The cement floor/wall/ceiling open squad bays with 80-105 recruits screaming at the top of their lungs should have required double hearing protection! Of course I was 28 at the time so perhaps I hadn't had enough pop radio to raise my threshold of 'loudness' to the appropriate levels. While in the fleet even during Mountain Warfare school I managed to wear proper ear protection and I distinctly remember my ears ringing for three weeks after recruit training. Thank goodness I don't have hyperaccusis though my left ear rings constantly and my right ear frequently. At least they ring in P5's. John Dutton (former plt sgt USMC) -----Original Message----- On 5/13/07 2:51 AM, "Diane Hofstetter" <dianepianotuner at msn.com> wrote: > Are any of you veterans? Do any of you have tinnitus? > > Thursday evening I will be attending a talk; "Treatment for Hearing Loss and > Tinnitus: State of the Art" by Dr. David Lilly, at one of the largest, most > up-to-date hearing research centers in the counry, the new National Center > for Rehabilitative Auditory Research. > > I was fortunate to meet Dr. Lilly at a recent hearing convention and am > looking forward hearing him speak again and to finally seeing the research > center. > > Since this facility is part of the Veteran's Administration, their focus is > on helping veterans with their hearing problems and I am wondering how many > piano technicians are veterans. It would be a good talking point if I ask > them for help with research for piano tech's hearing problems. > > Thanks! > Diane > > Diane Hofstetter
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