Ear protection
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Ear protection
Hello, I am wondering what you all wear for ear plugs or protection while on the road. I wear regular ear plugs with a 33nr rating but seems to not do quite enough. Any thoughts out there?
I bought a big box of 3M brand 33's at Grainger a couple of years ago. I think a lot has to do with how often you swap them out. I tend to push them for a week or more at a time. You can really tell the difference when you get fresh ones.
I know what you mean about then seeming "not enough". After you get used to them, it's as if your brain compensates. I've thought about going to a hearing aid place and getting some custom made, but haven't ever gotten around to it.
I know what you mean about then seeming "not enough". After you get used to them, it's as if your brain compensates. I've thought about going to a hearing aid place and getting some custom made, but haven't ever gotten around to it.
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I wear an ear plug made for shooting. It's rubber, with 3 big to small "heads" on it. It's so good, if my wife is standing near me, talking to me, I can hear her. Granted, I still hear some wind noise but not nearly as much.
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I wear the surefire earpro ep4's. They're only rated to 24db with the cap inserted, but I run with the cap out for skeet shooting and only use them for riding occasionally. If it's windy out, they make the ride a bit more enjoyable with a half shell on. They have some others rated up to 30db and the design is very comfortable.
http://www.surefire.com/tactical-equ...-products.html
http://www.surefire.com/tactical-equ...-products.html
Road Master
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I've tried the foam ones, and surefire. The problem I have will them all is they seem to come out while I'm riding....maybe its my ears. Over the years my tinnitus has become more noticeable, so I finally gave up and had a pair of custom musician plugs with 25Db attenuators....we'll see.
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i use the mushroom type of ear plugs that have a plastic cord about a foot long attaching the two plugs together. when you pull them out they just hang around your neck.
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Since I started riding behind a windshield, I use nothing with my half helmet. If years of fronting a rock band (lead guitar and vocals-standing in front of the cymbals) hasn't already ruined my hearing, I figure nothing will.
Fact is, earplugs make me feel too "cut off" from the world around me.
Fact is, earplugs make me feel too "cut off" from the world around me.
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I have a couple of choices that I use. Either the soft foam kind that will mold to the inner ear or I also have a pair of custom molded ear plugs that I used at the mill.