The Retirement Thread

[numbnuts]

Im a bit down in my right ear, nearly 4 years of rifles in the days when ear defenders were considered effeminate. I got 3 gees compo for that. Still, its only minor,

I got £2000 in 1984, but I'd rather have my hearing back

 

[ColinJ]

I love music. I live for it. Im a rocker, and thats a lifestyle as well as a music choice. If im not playing it myself, im listening to it. As a result im very careful with my hearing as if I went deaf then for me that would be the end.

The blacksmith shop made me deaf, at the time didn't think 120 + decibels could harm you, or if they knew they could care less.
Right ear is the worse and the left is not much better, I use to love music, but it's a bit one sided now

I was a complete idiot when I was young... Coming back from the pub and putting my headphones on and fulling asleep with music blasting me at crazily high volume. That kind of thing...

The most stupid thing I did was to stagger to the stage at one gig and put my head into the flared horn of a massive bass bin while the band were playing LOUD!

There are certain frequencies that I can't hear at at all now. I'm not talking about the usual loss of high frequencies with age - frequencies below and above which I can still hear.

 

[numbnuts]

There are certain frequencies that I can't hear at at all now. I'm not talking about the usual loss of high frequencies with age - frequencies below and above which I can still hear.

I'm the same

 

[welsh dragon]

I have bimble. The farmers got another cut of grass in. It's all rolled up in thay black plastic. Just 10 miles but it blew away the cobwebs.

 

[PaulSB]

Blimey, what's it take to wake you up!

My bigger worry is what does it take to let me sleep.

 

[ColinJ]

My bigger worry is what does it take to let me sleep.

Turning the lights off at 04:30 today did it for me!

Mind you, I woke up again at 08:55...

 

[PaulSB]

Well here I am. Good Afternoon. It's grey and warm here, T-shirt weather but no sun. I'll be he3ading up to the allotment shortly.

An absolute shite sleep. Woke at 2.00am and still awake but feeling ghastly at 6.15. Messaged my cycling buddy to say I felt bad and wimped out of the ride. Went to spare room and fell asleep.........Mrs P woke me at 9.15 with a coffee saying "I thought you're cycling today?"

 

[Dirk]

20 years of racing motorbikes - tinnitus is a bugger!

 

[numbnuts]

20 years of racing motorbikes - tinnitus is a bugger!

I don't get that I just can't hear

 

[welsh dragon]

I have tinnitus in my left ear. I've had it for about 3 years no. No idea why it happened. Most of the time I can ignore it, but sometimes it's so loud. It's a constant high pitched continuous sound.

 

[PaulSB]

I've always thought tinnitus would be a really distracting and difficult thing to live with.

 

[ColinJ]

I don't get that I just can't hear

I've got tinnitus too!

 

[BoldonLad]

I have tinnitus in my left ear. I've had it for about 3 years no. No idea why it happened. Most of the time I can ignore it, but sometimes it's so loud. It's a constant high pitched continuous sound.

Are you sure that is not Mr WD, wanting to be allowed out of the cupboard?

 

[numbnuts]

I've always thought tinnitus would be a really distracting and difficult thing to live with.

WoW that sounds like my Ex

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Changed my mind about going out on the bike, went for a walk instead. Saw a spotted flycatcher and a glimpse of a wood warbler. And nearly stepped on a lizard.