Quote Originally Posted by Mvcrash View Post
Hearing protection for the outside of the ears is important but it won't stop the sound/shock waves that travel through your body from having an adverse affect on your ears. After 28 years of shooting I have a significant loss of hearing in certain ranges and have Tinitus. I asked the Doc about this and he simply said that sound and shock waves travel through fluids and we are made of fluid. My left is worse than my right due to me being a left.
The Doc said it is also VERY common with people who shoot often. Something to consider when you take young kids, who have a small of body mass and allow them to fire guns.
I dont know what to say to that ,been shooting most of my life and thats one Ive never heard-and one of my friends and doctor belongd to the same gun club as I do and hes never heard that one either-But his specilalty is pain management,so who knows.
I use protection and my hearing is fine so far.