Every once in a while we get to discussing tinnitus in this forum. I have that plus the loss of some consonants and real pain around hearing loud noises (hyperacusis).
Two guys I worked with lost their friendship over one of them forgetting to put his hear protection on before firing his gun at a shooting range and the other thinking how he reacted to the loud noise was funny.
What do you guys do when you're out hunting? I can't picture there being time to put hearing protection on before you shoot,
but I can't help but think being able to hear well after guns firing a necessity too.