Am i permanently damaging my hearing ,when i disconect the airlines 
My ears been playing up lately so…
I put a decibelmeter app ,on my phone and went well over 75db… 
pretty sure anything over 75db means hearing protection should be worn.
maestegboy:
Am i permanently damaging my hearing ,when i disconect the airlines
WHAT? 
Could be, think sudden sounds damage the cilia in the ear which leads to hearing loss and tighttitus (ringing in the ear). Wear earbuds if concerned.
My hearings a bit weak in me left ear which may be a corellation.
The sudden blow off when uncoupling can be a surprise to anyone not used to it but I find pretending I dont hear it spares the wifes blushes.
Took the airlines off a few weeks ago,and my ears were ringing for ages, so i been to see the quack and he,s referred me to a specialist in the hospital .
The doctor told me ,most Hgv drivers suffer problems in their right ear due to driving with the window open.
Jesus Christ I’ve heard it all now
OVLOV JAY:
Jesus Christ I’ve heard it all now
Some of 'em apparently can’t, hence the thread. 
Dipper_Dave:
The sudden blow off when uncoupling can be a surprise to anyone not used to it but I find pretending I dont hear it spares the wifes blushes.
As soon as I think I’ve found your best quote you make up a better one. 
Wish I could find your advice on manually stimulating your wife with a fish finger.
maestegboy:
Am i permanently damaging my hearing ,when i disconect the airlines
My ears been playing up lately so…I put a decibelmeter app ,on my phone and went well over 75db…
No you’re not. Driving with the window open even if its only an inch or two is the culprit.
And whilst hearing protection should be worn for loud noises its for a lot longer exposure than the fraction of a second you have when pulling a suzie.
OVLOV JAY:
Jesus Christ I’ve heard it all now
I know what you mean. If anybody is really bothered about the noise of pulling a suzie off, they can always pump the footbrake until the air is purged from the system and the airlines will then pull apart silently… the driver might also arrange for somebody to put a big fluffy pink blanket at the base of his steps in case he slips while climbing out of the cab.
OVLOV JAY:
Jesus Christ I’ve heard it all now
Pardon?
Harry Monk:
I know what you mean. If anybody is really bothered about the noise of pulling a suzie off, they can always pump the footbrake until the air is purged from the system and the airlines will then pull apart silently… the driver might also arrange for somebody to put a big fluffy pink blanket at the base of his steps in case he slips while climbing out of the cab.
Where can I get such a blanket Harry, and do they also sell horn mufflers?
No idea where you get your figure of 75dB from (that’s not very loud TBH). 75dB would be the loudness of a car travelling at 65mph passing 25 feet away, or the typical loudness of music being played in a domestic living room.
HSE requirement for employers to provide protection etc comes in at 85dB average/continuous weekly exposure, not isolated one-off events. 85dB is significantly louder than 75dB (it’s a logarithmic scale - so it would be roughly twice as loud).
Don’t tell the H&S Nazis about this or they will be insisting we wear the full hi viz clown suit, hat, goggles, face mask and ear protectors, and climb on the catwalk in full harness, and do a ■■■■ risk assessment every time we drop our trailers next.
This is an easy one to solve, instead of just letting the air go immediately hold the coupling and release the air slowly, either that or put a rag around the coupling to muffle the escaping air.
REf the pink fluffy carpet at the bottom of the steps, this isnt such a good idea as it gets too dirty and shows every mark, a darker colour with correspondingly dark colour slippers last much longer…
maestegboy:
Am i permanently damaging my hearing ,when i disconnect the airlines.
I’m always burning my hands when I don’t use oven gloves, what should I do?
Sidevalve:
OVLOV JAY:
Jesus Christ I’ve heard it all nowSome of 'em apparently can’t, hence the thread.
Quality…really made me chuckle
Never had problems with noise getting the lines off. The problem is getting them on – I’ve hurt my shoulder more than once getting a stiff suzy on, sometimes even after pumping the brake to let the air out. Happened last Thursday, hooking up to an old trailer full of event furniture that had been sitting in a scrapyard for months.
And some wonder why we have the levels of immigrants we do.
Get a life and get on.
Reading this thread has made me wonder if some of you have run out of things to moan about
Evil8Beezle:
maestegboy:
Am i permanently damaging my hearing ,when i disconnect the airlines.I’m always burning my hands when I don’t use oven gloves, what should I do?
What till its cold then have a crap dinner with a crappy warm beer because you waited so long.
Over the years averaging maybe 2 trailers a day must be thousands and thousands of airlines I’ve put on and taken off. And in all those years I’ve never once thought about downloading an app to see what the decibel was. Maybe because it isn’t a loud process I’ve never thought about doing it.
Sometimes I wonder if it’s lorry drivers on here or a bunch of old women from the knitting forum.