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Noise at work is part of everyday life but the problem is that constant exposure to unacceptable noise can ultimately lead to reduced hearing of varying degrees.  Tell-tale signs are that your family begin to complain that you never listen to them or that you always have the TV volume turned up to an uncomfortable level.  A great difficulty with industrial deafness is that its effects are very gradual and that the problems will be irrevocable once they are finally diagnosed.  Another symptom of noise induced hearing loss is a permanent ringing in the ears known as tinnitus which is a particularly unpleasant experience for the sufferer.