Posted on 12/20/2015 1:01:00 PM PST by PROCON
NEW YORK (AP) -- There were times by the end of his shift that firefighter Joseph Nardone's head would be pounding, his eyes crossing from the noise of the siren on his truck.
"The siren was so loud inside the cab that it actually physically hurt," said the former New York City fire battalion chief. Even though he's been retired for over a decade, he said, the effects of the sirens linger in hearing loss that has left him unable to understand rapid conversation or follow along in church.
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Blame has to be shared with the federal government. Since the mid1970s federal standards for ambulances mandated 120 db sirens.
Either dead lawyer jokes or jokes about slimey individuals who see NYC as a giant pinata.
“My tinnitus is so bad my wife can hear it.”
Mine is so bad my ex-wife can still hear it!
My tinnitus is so bad my wife can hear it.
Mine is so bad my ex-wife can still hear it!
Mine is so bad my future wife can hear it (I hope she’s a hottie!)
(A single person in their 30’s had a TShirt that said “My spouse died at birth)
Sirens are loud.
Fire is hot.
Axes are sharp.
Water is wet.
Electricity can electrocute you.
Smoke is bad for your lungs.
Any questions?
No worse than the firefighters at 911 who did not wear their respirators (note: a comment I received from a firefighter who was at 911 and who did wear his respirator). Also, no worse than the approved claims by NYC first responders who were not at 911 site or never were but are milking the Federal government for payments that NYC is responsible for.
Lawyers. Is there anybody they can’t sue?
:o) Good one.
Is this disturbance to audio frequency response only due to siren exposure? or is it just an aggravation of aging effects.
I have the same problem as this battalion chief, and it's been going on and getting worse for me for several years (just turned 79). I attribute the cause of adult persistent tintinnitus and loss of sensitivity to high-pitch sounds to rifle and machine-gun firing since the age of about 20 to 25 y/o when it was experienced.
For days after exposure, my hearing was muffled, until it slowly cleared up. I don't know if suing now would be successful when the damage seemed to take place 50+ years ago.
Should try working around an uncontrolled well with down hole 7000 psi blowing sand out the flare. Muffs plus earplugs no avail-—sign language and passing notes only option.
I have a friend who’s in the business. He told me that becaus of loud sirens, they now mount the sirens on the front bumper. It’s a legit issue.
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