Randygmn wrote:
Besides hearing loss capabilities, I've heard Tinnitus is painful, too, right?
It can be, for some people. I have tinnitus, cause by some pretty serious health issues as a kid (persistent ear infections), and the damage they cause, including an ear drum graft to repair an eat drum that would no longer heal on its own. I'm sure I've exasperated it by hunting without ear plugs.
I occasionally get painful tinnitus, it causes migraine like symptoms for me, though they then to be much shorter in duration. Usually I will feel my balance going first and then roaring that turns into straight pain. I also hear my tinnitus a lot when my blood pressure is up (when I am pissed, all I hear is a roaring crowd).
I want to be able to hear normal conversation when I'm hunting. Even with single plugs, I generally can't hear a thing people say, and rely mostly on lip reading.
The fact that some consider using a suppressor for the illegal harvest of game, speaks volumes about their character, and shouldn't be a reflection on the community as a whole. If I wanted a suppressor to take deer, I damn sure wouldn't do it with a tax stamped item, when a 2-liter bottle filled with great stuff foam cost me about $5.
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