Me thinks yer over reacting
By the way you haven’t mentioned how you can help your kid protect himself before he gets to be an old 51
“Me thinks yer over reacting”
You might be right. The audiologist was trying to sell me on hearing aids....
I could use my insurance “benefit” to get $4k Sport Ears, but everywhere I research, the decibel drop is still not that dramatic.
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.
WKTimpco is not over-reacting.
I received Expert rating in M=1 Rifle, M-1 Carbine, B/ A. R., and Master Gunner on the 81mm mortar. By age 30 hearing tests established that my upper frequencies were gone, and I attribute this to the deafening periods after large-caliber training.
Aging brings loss of upper frequencies anyway, but early destruction aggravates this loss. You will never find me on the range without ear plugs and a headset over them.
In any group discussion, I need audio device assistance for those people who have never been taught to speak with enough volume, resonance, and enunciation to reach hard-to-hear ears without amplification. Even then, a nasal tone blocks good communication.
Please do not mock anyone who experiences this effect. You are not helping in promoting preservation of one's hearing.
I personally know two audiologists who have taken up this profession simply because their own hearing has been injured, and are trying to help others to compensate for the loss.
And, yes, one's mental state also suffers because of the extra effort needed to understand what others are saying.