They couldn't test me there, I seem ok, never worried about it as I only ask now and then, What? smile About 10 years ago maybe, I had issues and the Nurse Practioner took a big pea sized bit of wax out of one ear, the other was fine. I was getting water in that ear and had limited hearing for a week at a time until it dried out. I use ear protection most of the time cutting firewood with my chainsaw. Some stoves in my stove colletion are loud.