  Thursday night, I suffered what the doctor calls "Severe Acoustical Trauma" in my left ear. We use Shure In-Ear Monitors at my church, and during rehearsal, I had a high-frequency, high-decibal noise come through the left side, and it felt like getting punched in the ear. My doctor says that I have lost a little mroe that 60% of my hearing capcity in my left hear, damage that is most likely permanent. Other than my wife being very annoyed at having to often repeat herself, we're doing fine with it. I'll keep you updated on it. 
