tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012256748391334168.post2504929333768740378..comments2024-03-27T01:34:58.645-04:00Comments on American Veteran Online: Live from Capitol Hill: AMVETS Discusses Tinnitus with House CaucusAndrew Keirnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476729123483209676noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012256748391334168.post-57282639753223323632010-09-25T11:43:57.983-04:002010-09-25T11:43:57.983-04:00I've been suffering from tinnitus for many yea...I've been suffering from tinnitus for many years. No I didn't serve in a combat area, I worked on and around aircraft for 20+ years. At times the ringing is excruciating and it is hard to hear people when they try to talk to me. The VA caps out tinnitus claims at 10% and they keep telling me there is nothing they can do. The VA has me take hearing tests but normally when one is scheduled, the ringing isn't there. This is very discouraging. I have problems hearing male voices. I go in for a hearing exam, they put me in a sound-proof booth with a buzzer. This doesn't solve the problems with hearing males, it just shows the examiner that my hearing the high pitched sounds is fine... It doesn't help the lower pitched sounds. Being female, sometimes it feels as if because I am female, that it doesn't matter. Well it does! I served my country honorably and if called back to duty, I would. Please, don't let the bureaucrats put this on the back burner like they do everything else. Those of us that suffer from tinnitus every day of our lives need relief!<br /><br />Thank you,<br />Jane Abel, USAFR Ret.<br />AMVETS Post 50 Adjutant<br />American Legion Post 336 MemberUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143859205948147241noreply@blogger.com