Posted by Wardner on December 16, 2011 at 14:55:47 from (4.154.238.139):
In Reply to: Re: Hearing loss posted by wisbaker on December 16, 2011 at 09:36:01:
Most anyone who has accrued significant mileage in a car or truck with the windows rolled down has sustained hearing loss in the left ear.
Ever noticed how quiet it is after rolling up the window?
Foam earplugs are much more effective when rolled very tightly and inserted deeply. So deep they almost hit the eardrum. I've seen guys who look as if their earplugs are about to fall out. Not much protection there.
I ran a sandblasting rig 150 days a year using the full 238 hp output from a 6V-71 Detroit. I would wear the new 5/8" nozzles to 3/4". Compressor was rated at 750 CFM. At anything closer than 100 feet, the noise was off the scale on the db meter. I did that for 18 years. Before that I used a 4-53 Detroit powered compressor running at 2700 rpm. My hearing is good but the audiologist says I have lost some high frequency in my left ear. She attributed it to car window noise levels and said it was quite common.
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