TPBM has lost hearing from too many years on a flight line w/o hearing protection.
I have. My hearing is terrible because of 6 years of flying and working on the flight line. The only differenence is that I used my hearing protection. I had a flight helmet and CEPs.
TPBM does not comprehend how loud it is on the flight line or even how loud it can be in a helicopter even when wearing your flight helmet and CEPs.