Drag races, mowing lawns, shooting guns, ZZ Top x 4, Van Halen x 3, RATT, Motley Crue, Poison, Billy Squire, etc.
I had a .22 shell casing separate and misfire, blowing up next to my ear when I was 18 that left me half-deaf for three days, and I was scared to tell my parents about it, so I didn’t mention it to them. Worked in commercial kitchens for 15 years, too. I have a ton of frequencies that I just plain don’t hear, and have loud ringing all the time. Firecrackers, whole rolls of caps, gunpowder, C02 bombs, other kinds of exploratory bombs, plenty of shotguns, etc.
Still love loud music and engines and explosions, but I use protection now, for what little good it will do me.
I’m probably pretty deaf and don’t realize it. I find myself saying, “WHAT!? WHAT YOU SAY!? HUH!?” quite a lot.
Sounds like the squid and I have the same contributing issues