as a matter of fact, I've had (or, have) tinnitus. After I was really good about volume for a while it started to go away, but it's come back lately because I've been lax about ear-plugs, etc. I also agree that its very important to protect your ears. Martin, there is another thread way back about this that I started- you may want to take a look.

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