Whistles Lead to Hearing Loss

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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

And I'm always surprised when a fan, cheerleader, or player gets startled by an unexpected whistle blast from me.

I found it odd too until I went to a game recently and sat right near the endline. The L did the thing that many do and turn away from the players and then blast the whistle. That hurt the ears quite a bit actually, it was a little surprising.

Originally Posted by maven

Reminds me of an Irish joke:

Sean and Mary have had a few pints and are driving home from the pub. The constable pulls the weaving car over and asks Sean if he realizes that Mary fell out of the car a few blocks back. Sean replies, "Well thank God, I thought I'd gone deaf!"

That's good. I'll share that with my wife and report back on the response.

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

I was experiencing tinitis (ringing in the ears) last year and saw an audiologist. She found some minor hearing loss in one ear likely due to:

-Trips to gun range
-Lawn Equipment
-Whistles

I can't afford to go to the range any more with the price of ammo these days so I guess I only have to worry about 2 and 3 now.