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I have tinnitus. I don't recommend it

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185 points gregsadetsky | 1 comments | 21 May 25 22:50 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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le-mark ◴[22 May 25 01:19 UTC] No.44057838[source]▶
Most veterans have it, I sure do although relatively mild. Besides being issued defective ear plugs, the CVC helmets we used were garbage at protecting your ears.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/08/29/business/3m-settlement-mi...

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1. MarkMarine ◴[22 May 25 06:47 UTC] No.44059396[source]▶
I used double protection my entire time in as a Huey Crew Chief and my hearing is smoked. It’s ringing hard right now as I type this, the people closest to me can’t seem to understand because it’s invisible. Sometimes I wish I couldn’t hear at all so it was obvious