The Retirement Thread

[Deleted member 1258]

Getting bother with this myself now. I have never listened to loud music or worked in a noisy workplace, so guess it's just an age thing. It's annoying when it's quiet.

Yes, its annoying but I've had that long that most of the time I manage to ignore it and mostly I'm aware of it at night, I've worked in some noisy places, factory machine shops, driving vans and small lorries, LDV 3.5 ton flat back, I wouldn't drive it above 60 as it was too noisy above that speed.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all.
No rain today**.....makes a pleasant change.
The aunty's hearing aid seems to have packed in and without it she is stone deaf. Sad as she is trapped in her flat and can't hear if we phone her.
I had a brief look at it yesterday.....no joy. I am going back today with some spare bits from mine. I will give it a clean, put one of my batteries in etc and see what happens.

Any deaf old farts on here that can offer suggestions ??
**unbelievable......its just started raining

 

[Dirk]

My tinnitus was brought on by years of motorcycle racing......and yes, I always wore ear plugs.
It manifests in two distinct ways, both occurring simultaneously.
When I'm in a quiet situation I get a very high pitched whistle, almost at the top end of my hearing range, coupled with a very low hum right at the bottom of the range.
The low hum was the first to appear, when I was in my 40s. When it did, I spent ages wandering around the house trying to figure out where it was coming from.
Generally speaking, my tinnitus isn't a problem as I seem to be able to block it out in all but the quietest moments.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all.
No rain today**.....makes a pleasant change.
The aunty's hearing aid seems to have packed in and without it she is stone deaf. Sad as she is trapped in her flat and can't hear if we phone her.
I had a brief look at it yesterday.....no joy. I am going back today with some spare bits from mine. I will give it a clean, put one of my batteries in etc and see what happens.

Any deaf old farts on here that can offer suggestions ??
**unbelievable......its just started raining

Eh?

 

[GM]

Morning all... I could write a book about my tinnitus. I blame The Who, we used to sit in front of Pete Townsend's amp when we used to see them at the Marquee Club.
First job is to pop down to Screwfix on the bromie, our local one hasn't got what I wanted so a pootle down to Wood Green.

Have a good day folks!

 

[welsh dragon]

Mine is just a continuous mid range noise. The pitch never changes up or down. There is no secondary noise just a continuous sound.

 

[pawl]

I do hope you lot are behaving yourselves, and If not, I hope your being very very bad.

Are we ever anything else.I see it as a perk of advancing years

 

[pawl]

I keep checking for webbed feet, there can't be much more up there to come down.

With my luck I’m more likely to get trench foot than webbed feet.🚣🏽‍♂️🚣🏽‍♂️🚣🏽‍♂️

 

[pawl]

See if you still feel the same way in a months time.

He probably will when his crop of rice he planted in his paddy field matures

 

[pawl]

Morning all, off for a swim shortly followed by a day at home, nice and relaxed.

I know we have had a lot of rain.Wouldn’t have thought enough to abandon the bike

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Morning all, sunshine and showers forecast. Heading down to Speyside today for trip to the Highland Wildlife Park, should be quiet this week as most schools don’t start their half term until next week.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning all, sunshine and showers forecast. Heading down to Speyside today for trip to the Highland Wildlife Park, should be quiet this week as most schools don’t start their half term until next week.

Must be 50 years since I was there! It's lasted well.

 

[numbnuts]

I've just got up so Hi

 

[Mo1959]

I've just got up so Hi

Afternoon! Soon be time to go back to bed.

 

[classic33]

I've just got up so Hi

Owdo, and keep the noise down.
There's folk not all here yet!