https://www.isegoria.net/2014/12/noise-induced-hearing-loss/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 21 May 2026 16:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2014/12/noise-induced-hearing-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-3629865 NP Sun, 12 Nov 2023 02:24:24 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36939#comment-3629865 I asked my dad if he was provided with earplugs in the army back in the late 50s. He said that they were but didn’t use them. I gather that using earplugs was considered unmanly,

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2014/12/noise-induced-hearing-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-3629646 McChuck Fri, 10 Nov 2023 09:50:53 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36939#comment-3629646 When I went to Basic Training back in 1988, every soldier was issued a pair of reusable ear plugs (different sizes were different colors) and a carrying case. Ear plugs to reduce hearing loss are not new.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2014/12/noise-induced-hearing-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-2010633 JC Wed, 24 Dec 2014 14:13:01 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36939#comment-2010633 After reading the self-licking ice cream cone article, it stands to reason that maybe the $6 per soldier for those ear plugs just wasnt going to the “right” contractor.

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