As a teen I liked to listen to my music with headphones, back when the music industry was just transitioning to stereo. Add to that a particular Rupp Nitro II snowmobile I owned that had a terrific ring to its exhaust, and now I hear nothing over 4.5 khz. Tough when I oversee our sound system at church, "Ouch, hear that piercing feedback? What feedback?" I have a zero turn mower which are notoriously loud. I used to wear a set of Stihl earmuffs until I realized they did little for the low frequencies you get from a mower. So now I wear earplugs, much better. And tinnitus for so long in both ears, it rarely bothers me anymore. But I am thankful I am not deaf. Two things I am holding out on: no suspenders and no hearing aids, yet...