Hearing Loss And Veterans. What!!!!

[Ned]

Yep, done that with electric pyro. Yadayadayada....

 

[Wagon]

Jar Head. Thanks for the advice. I'm adding this to my list of ills.

Thanks.

 

[Sarg]

Ditto, here, Wagon. On C-130s they had what called the "ground turbin compressor". Many of the 130 systems run on compressed air. Damn thing sounded like a F-4 Phantom jet and you know who had to work around that thing constantly. SAY WHAT? became my endless chant to my wife...

Sarg

 

[JarHed]

I also worked in construction and was a rock musician for a long time as well as all the military stuff. It wasn't till I realized how poorly my hearing had become that I started to use hearing protectors. Like most things, you don't do something about it till you need to.

Jar

 

[Zipperhead]

I played the Bagpipes for 26 years. In the Armour Corp for 22. VA says my hearings great. Don't mind that squealy noise, that comes with old age.

 

[JarHed]

VA says my hearings great. Don't mind that squealy noise, that comes with old age.

That sure sounds, if you'll excuse the expression, like the VA. Sometime I'd just love to toss a flash bang into their main offices. Just to see the results. :ROFLMAO: ...........Just kiddin' :rolleyes:

Jar

 

[dave1]

Tenuitis is compensible throught the VA claims process, but not treatable as far as I know. If the ringing in your ears started after joining the military and you had a combat MOS, then it's presumed to be combat related and a worth 10% disability. No way to make it disappear though.

Hearing loss can be tested again through the VA and hearing aids provided depending on the degree of loss. Compensation is scaled, though the starting threshold seems a bit high.

For me it was the M60 muzzle blast two feet from my ear and the 105 short round hitting ten feet away that caused one ear to bleed and several seconds to get my brain unscrambled. Can't even imagine the concussion from a 16" gun. Love to see one up close sometime. Good luck with the hearing issues.

 

[Sludge]

Aye, the threshold is too high in my opinion. For me, a booter decided to fire off the 20mm before I gave the "sea and sky clear;batteries release"command. (Too bad I had to take me hearing protection off to listen for aircraft...) Nothing like 450 round bursts to blow your ears up...

I go every year and make them retest my hearing. It degraded significantly after the previously described incident, but not enough to meet their standards. However, as I age it degrades a bit more each time. As with any dealing with the VA keep at it, hand carry everything possible, and don't take any crap from the pencil pushers.

 

[Jay Muse]

Tenuitis is compensible throught the VA claims process, but not treatable as far as I know. If the ringing in your ears started after joining the military and you had a combat MOS, then it's presumed to be combat related and a worth 10% disability. No way to make it disappear though.

Hearing loss can be tested again through the VA and hearing aids provided depending on the degree of loss. Compensation is scaled, though the starting threshold seems a bit high.

For me it was the M60 muzzle blast two feet from my ear and the 105 short round hitting ten feet away that caused one ear to bleed and several seconds to get my brain unscrambled. Can't even imagine the concussion from a 16" gun. Love to see one up close sometime. Good luck with the hearing issues.

The concussion from the 16"ers knock you on your butt, and you can't hear for a LONG time after! Been there, done that.

 

[Wagon]

Another Battlewagon sailor?? Say it ain't so. The winter nights are really going to fly by now.

 

[Jimmy1]

Van exploding into a wall of a hotel, they reckon it had 4 x 155 Howitzer shells in it. That was f*cking loud, I reckon the percussion almost stopped my heart. Bits of the hotel wall landed 600 m away. Lucky the second one never got through the wall.

 

[JarHed]

I have tinnitus myself.

Between the combat, loud rock music and all the tools that I've used it's a wonder I can hear at all. I do wear an aid which helps the hearing but not the tinnitus. Dave is correct, there is no cure for it. Once the damage is done, it can't be corrected. I've just learned to tune it out, at least for the most part. Certain foods and situations will make it worse.

If you can get a rating for it I'd say go for it. At the minimum you'll at least get some treatment and if you need them, hearing aids. It's amazing what you miss not wearing them.

Jar