Snag wrote:

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As far as the tinnitus , I have a high pitched
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee in my ears all the time , but rarely notice it
. Just kinda fades into the background noise . I blame it on too many years
of motorcycling without plugs and a few too many trips to the range without
hearing protection .

Yup. I use all kinds of loud tools.
I wear hearing protection about 20% of the time.
It takes a toll for sure.

The worst is my 2 stroke weedwhacker.
It defines the term "Painfully Loud".

--Winston