3M is fighting a legal battle brought by more than 200,000 servicemembers and veterans. Here's why the plaintiffs are suing over combat-grade earplugs
. The plugs were standard issue for soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq and were designed to protect service members' hearing in military training and during combat.Each earplug had two ends: The green end was designed to block out all sound. The yellow end, signaling "whisper mode," purported to block out loud sound — but allowed the user to hear quieter noises, like conversations.
As the years passed, the 35-year-old said, his hearing issues got worse. Department of Veterans Affairs records shared by Frei with CNBC show he was later diagnosed with tinnitus.He said the ringing is so disruptive it occasionally keeps him awake.
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