Reporting by Janet Aker
Photo by Janet Aker
James Valentine, a retired tech sergeant who spent 22 years in the Air Force, has a constant ringing in his ears. He says it sounds like "crickets going crazy on a quiet summer night."
Valentine is one of many service members and veterans who suffer from tinnitus, a symptom of hearing loss that causes people to hear a constant noise – typically described as a ringing or buzzing – even in the quietest settings.
Valentine served as an aircraft and fuel system mechanic. He believes his hearing loss and tinnitus are linked to....
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