No kidding, how on earth do the rest of us cope?
My hearing is crap since my early twenties, too many explosions, aircraft noise, and gunfire. Doubled down later with loud music.
Me thinks your user name sez it all.
For me between HU16E and C123 recep engines for 12 hours a day and Jet engines on top of that with a few rounds of amo thrown in for good measure its amazing all I have is tinitus