Do yer ears become more sensitive when you get older like?
I've noticed over the last few years that I absolutely CANNOT bare to be within chucking something hard and heavy or slapping distance of a high pitched screaming sprog/sproglet, especially the even higher pitched girlie variety ones.

It's like someone is stabbing me in the 'ed when these creatures kick off at 3000db.

Happened on Sunday and I had to put me paws over me ears quick like before me 'ed exploded.