Ear defenders on Safari?
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WHAT?
Foxyboy43
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Yep - anyone who thinks their hearing will not be damaged by rifle/shotgun is living in the same la lavland as a certain Post Office CEO.
Lancashire1
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I have constant tinnitus and I have hearing loss in both ears, but the left is worse. 100% shooting related.
I'm only mid 40's.
Shooting, loading, dispatching livestock in sheds and barns. Using post knockers, even knocking nails in laying wooden floors. It's all contributed.
I now use some electric ear defenders that amplify quiet noise and cut out loud noises. Only the cheap Browning ones. It's a revelation! I can hear bird song again! I can't see any reason not to wear them on safari.
I'm only mid 40's.
Shooting, loading, dispatching livestock in sheds and barns. Using post knockers, even knocking nails in laying wooden floors. It's all contributed.
I now use some electric ear defenders that amplify quiet noise and cut out loud noises. Only the cheap Browning ones. It's a revelation! I can hear bird song again! I can't see any reason not to wear them on safari.
NickJ
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Get the free check at Specsavers or Boots for sure but, for God's sake don't go buy a hearing aid there, they are free on the NHS (unless you want very discreet in-ear ones.) I have lost count of the amount of times I have saved fellow sportsmen £3k a pop
NickJ
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I wore mine in Zim on buffalo in June, had them in a molle pack on my belt, put them on my head when near and on my ears when nearer, all worked fine.
Tip - put them on first then turn the mics on as they can whistle otherwise.
When I put them on I could suddenly hear birdsong, buff grunting etc I'd been missing out on!
Tip - put them on first then turn the mics on as they can whistle otherwise.
When I put them on I could suddenly hear birdsong, buff grunting etc I'd been missing out on!
When I game shoot and Clay shoot I wear over ear electronic hearing protection (Sordin) the same for all my zeroing. When I stalk I have good mods and don’t wear anything. Driven boar with a muzzle brake I wear my Sordin over ear
Crowstalker
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ALWAYS wear hearing protection there is no excuse this day and age for not wearing it with all the fancy gadgets there is now. If one loses hearing now because of gun shots he has only himself to blame.
Same as this. However my tinnitus is not enjoyable and I am relatively young. After a few moderated shots bare eared I feel it the next day, even rimfire. Perhaps I have particularly sensitive ears, they are certainly well sized! My hearing is regularly tested as is still perfect.
When I shot in RSA this Easter I took four pairs of over ear defenders (two of which were electric), for me and the boys. The rifles were moderated, which I hoped for but didn’t know. It was great for zeroing. The boys wore defenders but then got hot sweaty ears. When the moderated shot was taken only two of the four were wearing defenders. Not ideal in retrospect, even at a few paces and moderated.
In UK I take two pairs of cans when pigeon shooting on hot days, switching them over when they get sweaty for the fresh pair. Next time I go to RSA I am taking eight pairs and foamies!
Just to report back on this, I asked the PH to let me know when we were getting close so that I could put my Peltor EEP ear plugs in. He did this but after a few days I could tell from the trackers behaviour when we were getting close so didn’t need the prompt. The plugs were very comfortable in the heat.
My left side was protected by the mounting of the gun, the right side was'nt. Use hearing aides in both ears now.
BC.
Somewhat related to this thread: whereas I am always diligent about ear protection in the context of shooting, I chopped some really knotty ash last week and failed to don ear protection.
The splitting axe became wedged in some of the hefty stuff which I then hoisted aloft and drove hard onto the railway-sleeper chopping block. Repeatedly until cleaved. A week on and the tinnitus has yet to abate
The splitting axe became wedged in some of the hefty stuff which I then hoisted aloft and drove hard onto the railway-sleeper chopping block. Repeatedly until cleaved. A week on and the tinnitus has yet to abate
NickJ
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I should add I wear hearing aids in both ears having shot a .270 with no mod and no ear protection when I worked for the FC in the early 90s..
NickJ
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Yep, I wear ear muffs now for mowing, strimming, hammering metal etc to protect what little hearing I have left, you can never get it backSomewhat related to this thread: whereas I am always diligent about ear protection in the context of shooting, I chopped some really knotty ash last week and failed to don ear protection.
The splitting axe became wedged in some of the hefty stuff which I then hoisted aloft and drove hard onto the railway-sleeper chopping block. Repeatedly until cleaved. A week on and the tinnitus has yet to abate
jthyttin
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Peltor advertises 16 hours, and properly functioning set has definitely closer to 16 than 4 hours runtime (haven't measured properly).
I bought EEPs some months ago. The first set was faulty, one of the plugs would deplete the battery in 10 days or so (w/o use). Got second set as replacement, they seem to be OK.
My bad. I should have worded that better. When I originally posted, my intent was to state that run time had exceeded that of a typical "4 hour" stalk, so utterly adequate in practical usage.
Like you, I have not tested to complete battery exhaustion.
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