I thought I should share a small story as it's making headlines at most newspapers here in Belgium and pretty relevant for this forum. Our Prime Minister just got tinnitus + hearing loss.For the article in Dutch including a short video, see: http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/957/Binnen...ade-op-door-startschot-op-20-km-Brussel.dhtml English article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...rs-hearing-loss-princess-astrid-starting-gun/ He was standing next to Princess Astrid who shot the starting pistol for the 20 kilometres of Brussels. So I guess 140-150 dB right at his ear. Pretty crazy that no one thought about warning one of the most important persons in our country about the dangers of gun shot noise, it shows there's really no awareness. He is now receiving urgent treatment for the next 48 hours (I guess intra-tympanic steroids and HBOT, there's not much else available).