Oh I wore ear defenders and even earplugs along with them. My exit exam was passed with flying colors too (and yeah, I got, and I'm letting it go right on by
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But over the past several years the tinitis has grown worse and even at night when I lay down to sleep I can hear a sound in my ears that sounds just like the humming buzz of a computer running. My computer sits on the floor no where near my ears. Sometimes its so loud it drives me nuts. I get up and start looking for a fan or something that I must have left on.