Lane (no spam) wrote:
"Dave" wrote:

That sounds like a fun project. As a simpler solution I've started
wearing a pair of cheap earmuffs whenever I run something loud. It
is so nice to finish cutting the grass and not have ringing ears.


Ringing ears you say?! I have those all the time thanks to my working
at Boeing on the 767 wing line. And yes I was wearing ear protection,
two actually; foam ear plugs and headset. The noise was so loud when
we were riveting wing panels that you could feel your chest vibrate.
That wing panel acted like a huge drum skin.

Lane

When I was young I think the after effect was more like a hissing, but
as I have gotten older it has gotten more like a ringing. If I'm not
careful and do something especially loud they will sometimes ring for
several days. My Dad did aircraft work and ended up quite deaf.