Worked as a roady for a band in high school. Worked in the holds of ships and in engine rooms and around other very loud equipment as a young adult. Never wore

Worked as a roady for a band in high school. Worked in the holds of ships and in engine rooms and around other very loud equipment as a young adult. Never wore hearing protection nor did anyone ever suggest I wear it. At 58 I now have pretty constant tinitus in both ears. Fortunately it doesn't really bother me much. If you're young and work around loud equipment wear the plugs. And brush your teeth and floss twice a day :).