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<blockquote data-quote="WTJ" data-source="post: 2722032" data-attributes="member: 6661"><p>With close to 30 years on a flight line around jet engines and helicopters i have around 50% loss. That is with wearing earpro almost religiously. Same with gunfire. Back in the days of turbojets the noise could make you physically ill. The new fans are quiet, which is another problem. Not loud enough to be painful, but loud enough to cause chronic hearing loss. With rotary wing stuff I think the harmonics and vibe freqs contribute to loss.</p><p></p><p>Strangely enough, the frequency loss almost directly corresponds to the range of the female voice. Seriously. It's damned irritating to have to strain to hear and ask people to speak up. Where do you think the phrase "Sound off like you got a pair" came from... </p><p></p><p>If there is any kind of background noise, like a radio playing, forget it. Not gonna hear a damn thing.</p><p></p><p>The 'old' guys I was around as a youngster, including my Dad, had bad hearing. They flogged on us about earpro. </p><p></p><p>Thanks 'old' guys.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WTJ, post: 2722032, member: 6661"] With close to 30 years on a flight line around jet engines and helicopters i have around 50% loss. That is with wearing earpro almost religiously. Same with gunfire. Back in the days of turbojets the noise could make you physically ill. The new fans are quiet, which is another problem. Not loud enough to be painful, but loud enough to cause chronic hearing loss. With rotary wing stuff I think the harmonics and vibe freqs contribute to loss. Strangely enough, the frequency loss almost directly corresponds to the range of the female voice. Seriously. It's damned irritating to have to strain to hear and ask people to speak up. Where do you think the phrase "Sound off like you got a pair" came from... If there is any kind of background noise, like a radio playing, forget it. Not gonna hear a damn thing. The 'old' guys I was around as a youngster, including my Dad, had bad hearing. They flogged on us about earpro. Thanks 'old' guys. [/QUOTE]
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