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I have a question regarding ear infections. About a year ago, I started getting ear infections quite frequently from wearing over ear headphones at the gym. it came to the point where I had like four in the span of a couple months and it got pretty bad. I ended up going to my doctor about it and all he could do was give me eardrops and advise me to stop listening to music while in the gym (real bummer). I did that for a while and thought id try to listen to music again while doing things like homework of just for the sake of listening to tunes and found that I was getting them again just from having them on for longer than an hour. it comes to a point where if you get too many that it can actually be detrimental to your hearing and I believe you need good hearing to be a pilot. I even tried just regular AirPods that dont cover the full ear and it does the same thing. ive scoured the internet searching for solutions and it seems like the only answer is "clean your headphones" (isn't that pretty obvious?) which I do before every time I wear them. However, I did find that putting garlic oil drops in your ear stops infections, so maybe putting those in beforehand?? it seems like ive become very susceptible to ear infections with no clue what's causing it because ALOT of people can wear ear phones for hours on end and be fine. I dont understand why I am any different or what caused me to just get so many ear infections so randomly. for records sake, ear infections from headphones are usually caused by moisture and fluid being trapped in the ear creating a warm temperature building up bacteria and ear wax causing the ear to get infected. this has me wondering: are the fighter pilot helmets super snug on your head to the point where it restricts air flow into the ear? do you have to wear earbuds when you fly? This got me worrying about the MFS process (if I did get hired one day). is this a disqualifying possibility because how can I possibly fly and defend my country when I would get an ear infection from wearing the helmet and earbuds every single sortie ultimately leading to hearing loss? has anyone heard of others having this problem? is there any remedies? sorry this is kind of all over the place, I would appreciate any feedback.

you the man brabus! if the dream ever works out, and when I am of the age, beers on me.

since kind of on the topic, how did you guys finance your PPL? loans? rich parents? side hustles? being DSG, you make dirt money and obviously im gonna need a second job if I want to even possibly attain enough money.

thanks, will do. in regards to the misunderstanding, I was appalled too. I actually asked her to repeat it to me and I wrote it down word for word to make sure I wasn't crazy. maybe its just a reserves thing?

Roger that. thanks for the insight; I was super on the fence about possibly *ucking my career for 10k.

exactly! apparently my unit is super chill and just helps people out like that, but that's why I am hesitant of doing it. I am just curious why she would advise us to do that. its probably possible, but I dont think its worth the risk.

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2024/03/23/air-force-honors-fallen-jber-service-member-with-flyover/ R.I.P. SSgt Charles Crumlett.

probably a stupid question; I understand that they have to upgrade 4th gens to keep them in the game, but why spend so much money upgrading something that already has air superiority?

best album you've posted so far.

kind of off topic, but how many hours did you log as a guard pilot throughout your flying career? I forgot if your were prior AD or not. if so, does anyone know what the typical amount of hours a part-time and full-time guard fighter pilot gets after their first 10 year commitment?

bro that shit has some crazy spice to it. I swear, everytime I think ive heard the most intense rock, you always post a whole different level lol.

I know its kinda hit or miss, but any country lovers?

I may need more soap. the last one was expired and didn't seem to work..

oh dear lord.

Okay, compared to Danzig, yes ofc its bitch music, but amazing songs when you got a female on your mind. Your telling me that you're not a fan of John Mayer??

definitely a head bobber.

i am curious as to why a guard baby wouldn't try for a demo team.

damn, I didn't know they struggled with filling the slots with skilled pilots. yeah, I noticed Maj Clark was prior AD too, which I believe rules out any actual former TBIRD who was selected from being just a guard baby. I do wonder if and why they favor AD over ANG pilots.

for any of you rock fans out there.

that was pretty good. I love the chorus when it goes like "higher, higher."

this one was interesting. Ive never really heard this style of music in any of the more contemporary popular songs. it was good though.