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Tinnitus Linked to Undetected Auditory Nerve Damage – A Step Towards a Cure
(scitechdaily.com)
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Every night as I lie in bed I have to calm myself about the shrill noise going on. Sometimes during the day too. It's still at the point where life goes on mostly unaffected, but after 8 years I've started to forget what silence sounded like, a cure would be very fucking welcomed.
Amen. I learned way too late the importance of ear protection as concerts.
My dad told me all the time as a kid and I didn’t listen because “earplugs aren’t cool, I wanna hear the band maaaaaaan”. I was le dumb.
Now I have sets for gigs and sets for riding motorbikes but the damage is already done. Now, instead of hearing my engine and the wind, I get to ride through valleys and forests to the sweet tune of EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Now I get to repeat this cycle with my own kids!