Towngun Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 An interesting debate is the need to use ear muffs rather than plugs - sound vibrates via bone surrounding the ear and there is a need to protect this entire areas. Audiologist or licensed hearing aid specialist determine what kind of hearing loss is present, by a bone conduction hearing test administered by a vibrating tuning fork is placed behind the ear allowing sound to conduct via bone. It is astonishing that may game shots still do not use any form of ear protection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 One for the font police I say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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elgreco Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Font police here ;-) unfortunately me being short of lamp oil and trying hard to read this on my phone I have failed miserably. Time for another trip to the optician I think Tom Edited September 25, 2013 by elgreco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Prawn Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 As a motorcyclist I'm well drilled and slightly obsessed with how quickly you can sustain permanent hearing damage, i always wear my ear defenders when shooting and cant understand why people don't, once it's gone it's gone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED BEARD Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 I luv muffs..............but for hearing protection I use plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkfloat Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 I thought it was well known that sound is transmitted through your bones and that all things being equal muffs are better than plugs. However I guess a lot of it comes down to how much shooting you are doing if are deciding between muffs and plugs. Personally I shoot about 100-150 carts a week and have decided to use plugs in summer and muffs in winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED BEARD Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 I hate the drumming noise you get when wearing muffs,sort of a thud when walking or moving about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Im a sordin prox man myself no thuds and wind noise not to bad? About 90% of the game shots I shoot with don't have any protection !! madness. Glad the font police were called Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raphael262 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 An interesting debate is the need to use ear muffs rather than plugs - sound vibrates via bone surrounding the ear and there is a need to protect this entire areas. Audiologist or licensed hearing aid specialist determine what kind of hearing loss is present, by a bone conduction hearing test administered by a vibrating tuning fork is placed behind the ear allowing sound to conduct via bone. It is astonishing that may game shots still do not use any form of ear protection! i know what you mean about the game shots !! i might shoot 1 or 2 shots with no hearing protection if i need to but they shoot 100+ shots with no hearing protection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodo123 Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 What about cotton wool? Where does that fit in? On a serious note a few oldies who used to shoot thought that this was the only real way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanj Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 emtec noisebreakers. Sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyatt Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 I have to admit being very lax in this department. I've some active ear muffs that I use for clay shooting but with field shooting as I very often fire only a few (30 ish) shots I don't often use anything. I need to get off my backside and get something sorted that I'm going to use, hopefully I'm not too late as I can suffer from wax build up which I attribute to shooting without any protection. It won't be long before there is some permenant damage. Ear protection is a few boxes of cartridges (quite a few for higher spec ones!). I need to bite the bullet so to say.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Up till now I have only bothered uasing ear protection when clay shooting, and that has been the "Peltor" ear muff type. These give pretty good protection but do make it extremely hard to hear someong talking to you or calling "Pull"! I also find that my Peltor ear muffs are a little tight on my ears, which is great for sound protection, but can if worn for long periods (i.e. If I am shooting a 50 bird DTL shoot) give me a bit of a head ache. For this reason I have decided to buy and try a cheapish pair of ear plugs/protectors to see how I get on with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 I luv muffs..............but for hearing protection I use plugs. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesterse Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 What about cotton wool? Where does that fit in? On a serious note a few oldies who used to shoot thought that this was the only real wayI use cotton wool and then muffs on top but I guess I am a real oldie.Seriously everyone look after your hearing, even with the above protection I shot 2000 cheap shells which were really loud and this brought tinnitus (ringing in the ears) on which is now permanent and very difficult to live with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornfree Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 I used custom made ear plugs for 7 years and thought they were ok.until i forgot them at a clay shoot and borrowed a pair of muffs the diference was amazing i thought my gun had misfired on the first few shots.since then peltor sportac earmuffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Napier Pro 9 do for me. Just as quiet as muffs without the weight or discomfort. They don't get in the way and I don't lose them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 I believe it only takes one report to cause permanent ear damage in some cases so I only shoot 20 carts seems a bizzare approach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 emtec noisebreakers. Sorted Same here, I cant get on with ear muffs/defenders, they itch, make you sweat, they clip the stock, feel uncomfortable amd move around on your head. So Emtec noisebreakers here for me to. ATB Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjm160 Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Everyone is different and some seem to have more sensitive ears/hearing than others. My father suffered significant hearing loss from a single event, firing Bren Guns inside corrugated iron shelters during his National Service (for which he now receives a small pension). I too seem to have inherited the weakness now suffering ~30% hearing loss combined with severe tinnitus). Equally, all through my teens and early twenties, I exposed the ears to excessive noise on an all too frequent basis (walking around the fields with shotgun, firing blanks in the army cadets, live firing with the military, motorcycling with Walkman on, clubbing). I now wear both custom made inserts and Peltor Pro Tac Cans and yet even only having been shooting again for 12-months or so (after a 10-15 year break), the hearing/tinnitus has still got noticeably worse. A good friend has a very similar background, yet has not suffered any hearing loss or tinnitus and even now shoots .22 without any form of hearing protection (although he does put his cans on when I take the .243 out). If I had my time again, I would certainly look after the hearing a lot better and at the very least, invest in and always use a quality set of electronic cans no matter how little or much shooting I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfgpm Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 And how also cares for his dog's hearing: http://www.gehoerschutz-versand.de/Specials/Hundegehoerschutz:::24_20.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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