Give it a read and check it out! The pathway for veterans developing tinnitus is relatively simple: exposure to environmental noise from explosions, gunfire - even engines - damages their hearing and causes tinnitus.
But Jarom has found one hill he cannot conquer: the incessant ringing in his ears. It's called tinnitus -- or tinnitus. For him, it began with a scene like this in Iraq. On five separate occasions, he came dangerously close to powerful explosions that left his ears ringing.