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Floyd Eye said:
I assume there are varying degrees of it, but as long as I can remember now I have the sound of cicadas in my head at all times. I'm so used to it I don't even think about it unless I'm talking about tinnitus with someone.
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Yeah same. The tinnitus is so loud at night. I just try to ignore it. I definately have a bad ear for eq'ing on the right side. Sometimes I completely lose hearing for a few moments on one side. Between playing out, motorcycling, and stamping work, my ears are worn out.

I wear alpine plugs if I play at volume now. Have any of you noticed when playing at volume, with plugs in, that you have a hard time hearing if you are on the right note? Not from the plugs, but more from an overload.
 
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Floyd Eye said:
I assume there are varying degrees of it, but as long as I can remember now I have the sound of cicadas in my head at all times. I'm so used to it I don't even think about it unless I'm talking about tinnitus with someone.
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Same thing. I've had ringing in my ears long before I played guitar or was exposed to loud sounds. Just reading your post tuned me into it but I usually tune it out. If I focus on it, it seems louder.
 
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VonBonfire said:
Same thing. I've had ringing in my ears long before I played guitar or was exposed to loud sounds. Just reading your post tuned me into it but I usually tune it out. If I focus on it, it seems louder.
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I’m pretty sure mine is from being in front of stacks of amps since I was about 14. Can’t be from the shooting because unlike the gigging we all knew we needed ear pro for that. No one ever thought about it for jamming though.
 
Rottweiler said:
Yeah same. The tinnitus is so loud at night. I just try to ignore it. I definately have a bad ear for eq'ing on the right side. Sometimes I completely lose hearing for a few moments on one side. Between playing out, motorcycling, and stamping work, my ears are worn out.

I wear alpine plugs if I play at volume now. Have any of you noticed when playing at volume, with plugs in, that you have a hard time hearing if you are on the right note? Not from the plugs, but more from an overload.
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Mine isn’t that bad. My hearing in my right ear is definitely not as good as my left anymore but it’s not that bad.
 
Floyd Eye said:
Mine isn’t that bad. My hearing in my right ear is definitely not as good as my left anymore but it’s not that bad.
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I'm the opposite. My left ear is the sacrificial anode for gigs, as I usually take stage right if I'm fronting.
 
Floyd Eye said:
I’m pretty sure mine is from being in front of stacks of amps since I was about 14. Can’t be from the shooting because unlike the gigging we all knew we needed ear pro for that. No one ever thought about it for jamming though.
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I think mine is from a combination of loud amps, pounding on shit with hammers, and racing around in big block mopars with open headers.
 
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