Same as longhair and others, ringing is so loud I cannot understand why others cannot hear it while standing near me. along with my hearing loss, the VA gave me hearing aids, but if I wear them it only amplifies echos, impossible to hear conversations in restaurants, as you hear what everyone is saying at every table, if a baby cry's 20 feet away the sound is like someone shoving a knife in your head. I seldom wear them now, silence is golden, most of the time I have no idea what the wife says , life is great.