All About Ear Pro

[@Whitebassonly]

I’ve got coworkers younger than me (I’m 30) that have major hearing loss in one or both ears from both work and shooting. It’s important to take care of your hearing be it at work or in your hobbies be it shooting, woodworking, metalworking, cars etc etc.

[@dimapeace602]

Hello, please send at least some of your weapons, bulletproof vests and helmets to Ukraine, it now needs your weapons against the Russian invaders. Who supports, like. Thank you in advance! Slava Ukraine!

[@stephenhair5501]

Just a note on Ear Plugs/Foamies, To get proper protection you have to extend your ear with your other hand while inserting them into your ear canal. Most people, and I have been guilty of it too, just push them in with one hand and leave it at that. Yes, that works to some degree but it's not giving you the full NRR protection that it was designed to do. So, if you want to be able to hear your Grand Babies make those cute little infant sounds, wear your hearing protection properly. As Eric said, Once it's gone, it's gone. So protect your self. Thanks for sharing this fellas.

[@Razor-gx2dq]

Ohhhhh, I didn't know that

[@madczechoutdoors1088]

Good topic. Please protect your ears. I have tinnitus so bad now that all I hear is high pitched ringing in my head 24/7. And there’s no cure. Growing up on a farm the machinery got me first. Then going with no hearing protection while shooting until I was about 23. By then it was to late

[@joset6397]

Word to the wise, watch this on 1.5x playback speed, haha love these info-videos, thanks guys

[@SuspiciousGanymede]

I always double up ear pro shooting thousands of rounds a year. One time I went muffs only and shot a few magazines of full power 10mm, my hearing was definitely impacted for a day.

[@dimapeace602]

Hello, please send at least some of your weapons, bulletproof vests and helmets to Ukraine, it now needs your weapons against the Russian invaders. Who supports, like. Thank you in advance! Slava Ukraine!

[@youngblood8050]

You got some poorly made muffs.

[@jamesfranko5098]

​@@youngblood8050some people just have better hearing which is more easily damaged in there same way some people have better vision than others. Try to actually think about an issue before you comment.

[@GUNMETALGUYUSA]

That thumbnail is priceless. Two youngsters in their formidable years. 🤠👍

[@tylerandersenandthegang]

Where do they show that picture other than the Thumbnail I need a better look

[@DronesUnder2A]

@@tylerandersenandthegang screen shot and zoom like a true creep bubba 👍

[@tylerandersenandthegang]

@@DronesUnder2A did it lol

[@DronesUnder2A]

@@tylerandersenandthegang haha here you go I hadn't gotten this far yet when I commented the first time 17:36

[@DronesUnder2A]

Times like those is where IV8888 was born! Just a couple of kids wanting to share the exploding watermelon with the world!

[@alterego6935]

Note that even with doubling up, a certain amount of bone conduction still brings the "shock and awe" into your ears through the bones in your face. So for really heavy loads, big muzzle brakes, etc there may be no choice but limiting your round count per session if you want to avoid damage. Learned this from a friend who is a audiologist. This does not mean that hearing protection doesn't work - it absolutely does, and you are crazy not to use it! Just be aware that even the best measures are not 100% protection when it gets to the loudest, most violent sound impulses.

[@docskate4312]

I went to see Bonamassa here in Duesseldorf. He definitely is the man. Thanks for the video guys. Greetz from Germany

[@DeafeningPew]

Holy cow that picture of you two as kiddos! Takes me wayy back! Love it

[@tjpersicketti1816]

I love the knowledge. In construction I wear them a lot because of the long durations of noise running hammer drills and air chisels.

[@KTMGUNNER]

15:00 started talking about doubling up but from what I've read it actually isn't double. So if you wear 25dB rated and 25dB it doesn't equal 50 it's actually more like 30 or so. I wish it was added when you put 25 and 33 , bit it's not what I've understood. I hope I'm wrong but I've researched a shit load!

[@jamesfranko5098]

It's not double but it's better. Try it yourself. Double is significantly better than one.

[@ChrisEpler]

Use eye pro with tiltable lenses. You can adjust the arms to sit ABOVE the ear pro and get a better seal. Works great to help cut noise.

[@dimapeace602]

Hello, please send at least some of your weapons, bulletproof vests and helmets to Ukraine, it now needs your weapons against the Russian invaders. Who supports, like. Thank you in advance! Slava Ukraine!

[@bassheadlife492]

Link?

[@JoeWayne84]

Linear compensators on all my rifles the last couple years and even my AR10 I’ve had to go out and dispatch a coyote on the fly without ear pro and no ringing ears it’s really amazing how the linear compensator doesn’t make the gun whiter but projects the sound forward of the shooter. I have now the linear comps on all my rifles they have one that you can thread off for a regular compensator but it has a blast can that screws over the comp and man that works so good. Would highly recommend makes your ears not be ringing for hours after a quick unplanned shot. Rule number one never shoot out of a vehicle if at all possible the amount of hearing damage from that is beyond believable haha from my own experience at least.

[@darrelldutsch]

Thank you for bringing this very important issue. Being retired law enforcement, decades of rage days, takes it's toll. Ear protection has made great improvements,. So very important! Again Thank You brother! Love your content

[@JasonACadder]

I combine foam with my over the ear protection, when shooting indoors. I especially do this for my kids. The only thing I hate about electronic hearing protecting in the woods is that I can't tell sound direction.

[@robertlavan222]

I’m surprised you didn’t cover custom fit. Active and passive protection. Especially being glasses-wearers, custom fit will solve almost every comfort issue you would come across and it would have consistent NRR compared to generic, where there’s a lot more deviation in a proper fit. There’s also Multi-Memory features in electronic protection that can mitigate background sound like wind. Very useful for hunting/windy environments. Fun video to watch :)

[@o2wow]

They did mention gel-pads and they are great for fitment for eyeglass users,

[@adammurray215]

I need to find a place to get custom plugs because yeah us people that wear glasses, headphones of any kind are a pain in the ass

[@nirfz]

@@adammurray215 Depends on the frame of the glasses. (but then again, nobody chooses the frame according to comfort with "mickey mous ears".)

[@laa0fa502]

Walkers ambient ear pro were the best invention ever. They make my gun sound like a god damn tiny howitzer i love them. Also makes me feel like an operator when I can hear every sound on the range. fairly comfortable for what they are. Can wear em for hours without bitching too much.

[@cleetismcdougall5425]

Allow suppressors to be sold over the counter with no B.S. That’s the best ear protection. I still wear loose plugs in the ear for supersonic. Without a suppressor even doubling up it doesn’t work well especially in indoor ranges.

[@kwakamonkey]

One of the reasons to get one in the UK was for hearing protection.

[@bryananderson3772]

If it's that bad for you then don't shoot at all - says a liberal somewhere

[@kwakamonkey]

@@Sommyie we can carry a knife. Just certain restrictions on what you can carry and where you can carry them.

[@morpheusgreene2704]

​@@kwakamonkey you cant EDC anything bigger than a pen knife, it is pathetic.

[@ArmedChicano]

Indoor ranges are echo Chambers

[@chrismarsden6633]

Between working with drillers and the only decent shooting range within 45 minutes of me being indoors... I combine the plugs with over ear protection. Started to notice hearing loss at 21

[@excellentlistner5925]

That is a great picture of you guys! Glad you shared it. Enjoy your videos and content. Thank you

[@idahosagebrush5662]

In Vietnam we would bury small connex boxes in the berm around the mountain I was on, and cut gun ports in them for bunkers. Try shooting a few hundred rounds with an M60 in a metal box while someone on each side of you is shooting their M14 or M16. I finally learned to break off cigarette filters and make ear plugs with them in Vietnam. My ears still ring louder than most people talk, and understanding speech gets harder every year. Hearing aids just make the tinnitus worse if I wear them longer than a few hours. Take care of your ears!

[@BriGuyIT]

I work in a datacenter where loud sustained noise levels are part of everyday life and have worked in factories where its even louder. What many people do not understand is that hearing damage is PERMANENT. Hearing aids can help, but there is no surgery or drugs that can repair your hearing once has it been damaged, and it can be a gradual process that you may not know is even happening to you. I double up on hearing protection with foam plugs and earmuffs regardless if I'm indoors or outdoors.

[@nirfz]

Fully agree. But there's another thing people might underestimate: I was at a concert almost 20 years ago, and i didn't realize beforehand how loud it would be. (the loose fabric of my pants around my calfs was moving substantially by the sound pressure.) For around 3 days afterwards i had constant loud random noise on my ears impacting my hearing a great deal. Luckily it went away after that, but i would not count on that working a second time. And i certainly don't want that experience again. So i'd say one might be lucky once but should not rely on that.

[@BriGuyIT]

@@nirfz Absolutely. I never go to concerts without ear pro. They have gotten significantly louder over the years and can be uncomfortable even with earplugs. 90% of the people don't wear them and it must be excruciating.

[@rashard891]

I was literally searching for new ear pro and this popped up i appreciate you guys

[@inforgbay]

Good coverage on this topic. Love that photo of you guy's. I'm sure it's something that brings back many memories of the good Ol days.

[@ginormousbones]

Peltor does make some com compatible. In the $400 range + ? I have them and love them . Why go cheap or cheaper on your hearing! Electronic all the way. Great video theme . I double up every single time with earplugs and ear pro

[@herrgodfrey9563]

One of the loudest noises I've ever heard was a MCLC rocket. I had no clue how loud a 6ft long, 3-4in diameter rocket could be. The kicker is that rockets aren't like gunshots, it's like a gunshot, if the bang lasted 2-3 seconds.

[@ghostwriter1415]

A perpetual bang! That's pretty cool! Now that you put it like that, I understand what my old man (ex USMC) was talking about when he said, "stretched percussive-impact". I've also heard the same thing about the same rocket, but I've never experienced it personally. Love/Respect.

[@herrgodfrey9563]

@@ghostwriter1415 It was an ethereal experience the first time I heard it. Almost like a deafening roar. What was crazy is I was probably 20 meters from it and instantly regretted not wearing earpro lol. This is a tiny rocket, in the grand scheme of things. I can't imagine how loud a space-bound rocket would be.

[@ghostwriter1415]

@@herrgodfrey9563 I was just thinking the exact same thing: I looked at the MCLC on Wikipedia, and It's a slender missile (you already know) designed to destroy landmines! What about the rocket that put Sputnik in outer space? The vibration alone would probably rattle your eardrums so hard that it would rupture them, and you'd likely suffer hearing damage even though you had the proper ear-goggles on. L/R

[@Whitebassonly]

I imagine that felt like a lifetime listening to that blast off.

[@herrgodfrey9563]

@@Whitebassonly dude, it was absurdly loud. The only thing that came close was an M67 hand grenade and the grenade was quick. Though, the M67 was loud enough that it'd set off every car alarm in a 1 block radius.

[@nirfz]

Still thankfull that our NCOs told to use foam ones under the "mickey mouse ears" during live firing 3.5cm twin AA guns. As a gunner, you wear pretty good elecronic ones with com connected to the AA gun, but everyone else around was wearing double ear protection. (loader, range officers, guy watching close buy...) The funniest earprotection i have come across was during conscript time at night shooting: One guy had a pair of luminescent foamies. They glowed green. You can't not laugh when in the dark you see two green dots in head height float around. (It was really dark, but his glowing foamies were clearly visible from quite a distance.)

[@paullabossiere5239]

when did they start using ear pro? did they use ear plugs in the black powder days? what did Napoleonic artillery crews use?

[@MB_OutdoorsMT]

I've been using 3M Peltors forever. Now I've just switched to electronic 3M SportTacs. Thanks for the useful info Eric and Chad!

[@michaelwoods6754]

Love watching and listening to you guys. You always have helpful information and are great people! Thank you for everything you do.

[@bryananderson3772]

That thumbnail is priceless! That's the first time I've ever seen yall in your youth haha

[@0Logan05]

Watching you guys Grow up on this show is..Crazy!..

[@nv8409]

When I shoot without protection (very rarely) or I shoot with earbuds indoors (also very rarely) it aggravates my Tinnitus. I personally prefer the M&P by Smith and Wesson, they have become my favorite Ear Pro.

[@frankthetank6558]

If you always forget earpro/gloves/glasses , etc. the best thing I did was go to the ole surplus’s store, spend $5 and I now have a gun belt with a small bag, holster and canteen ready to go🥳

[@williamwinn948]

the largest round ive shot without ear pro is a 22lr and that was enough. have a pair of Howard Leight Impact and love them

[@MrDangerUXO]

You guys should look at possibly doing a video on the DoD Study on Blast Pressure Exposure which suggests blast overpressure maybe a potential source of TBI. Thanks for the great content, love the videos.

[@Send7.62]

Suppressors are ABSOLUTELY necessary for helping preserve your hearing. Just ask Rob Ski from AKOU. Especially for those nightstand guns. When something goes bump in the night odds are you’re not gonna be thinking about throwing in ear pro. Big shoutouts to OSS Suppressors who are renaming to HUXWRX Safety Co. If more suppressor manufacturers would change the way they market these things, they would be more commonly used. It should be widely recognized for what it is and that’s a tool to protect your hearing and reduce shot signature.

[@0Logan05]

What..? 🤙🏻

[@Karim-ik5ij]

Doesn't it take 2 seconds to put them on?

[@DeafeningPew]

Loving the content Chad and Eric!

[@cody8754]

It’s kind of funny I bought a set of electronic ear protection years ago when I worked in a steel plant to see if I could get better hearing protection than wearing ear plugs while still being able to hear a conversation with other coworkers and the amount of background noise just caused them to cancel sound constantly and basically made them no better than a set of muffs in that situation so I just used them at the range.

[@alterego6935]

I have had the same experience with lawn equipment and power tools. The muffs made for impulse suppression don't really work so well with continuous repetitive noise. Noise cancelling muffs might serve you better.

[@DronesUnder2A]

I bet seeing JB live was awesome, Eric! My dad has seen him play live but I never have. That man can start a FIRE with those strings boy!

[@207shark]

Thankyou so much ive been looking into this and i highly value your input.

[@GunDrummer]

Nice mics!

[@Sam-iw6te]

My go to ear pro is almost always just foam ear plugs. Headsets annoy me for a multitude of reasons, but with my face shape it makes shouldering a rifle or shotgun near impossible without constantly impacting the ear cup. Also, talking or clenching the jaw tends to lift the cups quite a bit. So I tend to just go with ear plugs, unless my friends are shooting 10.5 ARs. There's no easy answer lol

[@zdub8438]

I used to do the same. Now my ears ring constantly.

[@Sam-iw6te]

@@zdub8438 Would seem like you probably didn't get them in all the way, then. It literally cuts out almost all sound

[@RobSandman]

Guys (and gals), I'm an old Shooter, Singer song writer and actor(and diver lol), hearing was something I took for granted on movie sets, gun ranges and in all the many ways a musician can damage their hearing, until recently when I went temporarily deaf on the right side. I tell ya it was not nice. Three weeks of misery before it corrected itself(I won't go into details, suffice to say salt water did both damage and healing), I also will never forget the day 15 years or so ago, when I left my ear pro out of one ear for just a few shots...which gifted me tinnitus. Protect your ears folks!

[@larryscheller]

I've been in love with my 3M Peltor WS earpro for years! Buy once, cry once...

[@walterdebnam8021]

Yes guys, this is a great video! Thanks for the info. ☝️👍

[@toxicmatrix1337]

I have tinnitus from music. Cymbals crack really damn loud.... Need a fan on 24/7 or I start getting anxious. Although, the crazy thing is my hearing is pinpoint. I can hear things that amaze people. lol

[@user-pr3ho5pz4m]

Great information I love mine. Think they will block out all the noise coming out of DC????

[@mountainview540]

I remember going from no ear pro to the red muffs. We were kids now I keep foam plugs in the truck year round. I like the Stanley brand

[@code_red7744]

I always double my ear protection when shooting rifles unsuppressed and I’ll just wear the over the ears when shooting rifles suppressed. I didn’t know a brake will register 170 db at the ear but I definitely can believe it.

[@TheLordNugget]

I use the Walker's Quad Connect bluetooth earpro. Most electronic earpro have 2 mics, one in each ear muff. They are somewhat directional. You will hear best what's in front of you. If you are in an indoor range's shooting bay, you likely aren't facing the shooting partner who's standing behind you and off to the side. Drove me nuts trying to hear what my dad and my friends were saying when we went to the range. The Quad Connects have 4 mics, two per ear muff. They pic up sounds far better and are not directional. Best set of earpro that I've found. Now, I just need to find me some good inner earpro for doubling them up. Tried the Axil stuff, garbage dipped in dog sh*t, and of course foamies, but nothing is quite comfortable beneath the larger ear muffs.

[@Harris4267]

My all time favorite hearing protection. 147g Berry’s Rn pushed by 3.4g of VV N320. Through my Banshee 300 with my Rugged Obsidian 45 in full configuration. Stupid quiet! Like the round impacting the dirt is much louder. I freakin love it. But I have a Socom 300 in purgatory. Once I get it out, I think I’ll start working up a load for 300blk that may rival my current configuration.

[@colonialf7047]

During ait (13b) I couldn't stand the mil issue earplugs. I bought some small foamy plugs and used them instead. They where so effective I fell asleep behind the truck (chief said go for it) while the paladin and the 105 was firing.

[@doejohn8674]

The best upgrade to ear pro are gel pads, especially if you were eye pro (which you should).

[@waxfactory7582]

We need a photo album video! come on man thats a gem

[@justadrummer1954]

The silicone pieces you can form are good to double it up with. You can rip them apart and get more than one use out of them.

[@user1acount]

Take into consideration that the decibel scale is logarithmic. To a human ear, sound intensity DOUBLES every 10db.

[@12thmonkeyy]

We need to open up suppressors. Where is the Hearing Protection Act!!!! I love Chad’s sound effects lol

[@sinclairpages]

I love my "Howard Leight" Leightning L3 hearing protection. Not the L1 or L2. I only get the level 3. They work great for shooting. My W Walker's are good for when I am using the tractor or lawn mower. OMG a photo of two BABY DORKS. 20 years and they now know they do not need to carry so much useless crap. I had some CALDWELL hearing protection and hated them. Did not work very well and were very uncomfortable. After over 22 years in the U.S. Army and firing weapons, I have bad tinnitus high frequency loss. Normal for military personnel.

[@ItsEverythingElse]

I can attest that the bullet crack from .223 is horrendous, even outdoors. Still need at least foamies.

[@paulmilsaps4476]

When I take a new person shooting, I always stress the importance of having eyes and ear protection. I always ask them do you like seeing and hearing things, then you want to wear eyes and ear protection every time you pull the trigger on a gun. I stress this because I had to start wearing hearing aids at the age of 48. And I believe it was from going to the range as a kid with my father to site in his deer rifle. I remember wearing the foam ear plugs at the range but still having a ringing sound in my ears for two or three days afterwards. So, for the love of God please have everyone you know wear hearing and eye protection at all times!

[@NoneYaBidness762]

I’ve been using the Silynx pro in-ear stuff for a while. I like ‘em

[@Laughinghawg]

In that pic @17:28, Chad was the Punishing Painter and Eric was the Protective Heat for that house painting job they got at the front line.............. What about Axil? Would love to see a comparison of all the In ear hearing pro available, or at least the most common?

[@geraldblackburn4883]

Above 80dB and continuous, longer than a few minutes needs protection. If you have to raise your voice to hear, probably getting into the range of hearing protection.

[@brettmoore5429]

Best video ever thanks to that picture.

[@5five6rudy]

Very informational…. Great vid guys

[@Spaceman_Spiff_74]

just watching this video aggravates my tinnitus

[@somanabatch8528]

Just a quick comment. I don’t get on KZbin as much anymore, but I had to re-subscribe to your channel to even see this.

[@mangrumpyold1871]

If you have an HSA through your work and you get an doctors note saying that ear protection is a medical device for you, you can use your HSA to buy ear pro. But as things change, read up on your HSA rules to make sure that you can use it for ear pro.

[@HappyHighwayman]

Did you guys consciously decide to have the same style glasses and beard and mustache?

[@KretinD]

My work asked me to make a Ukrainian inspired honey pepper vodka for a special this weekend. One cocktail we are considering to make with it is a ginger beer "boiler-maker" aka "bomb". The name I came up with for this cocktail is "The Makeshift Molotov" Lol Boss said it was a bit insensitive. What do you think? If you are in Grand Rapids, MI come to long road distillery and ask for a Makeshift Molotov this weekend!

[@slightenigma]

Best eat pro for rifles? Getting proper cheek weld without rifle rub can be a pain.

[@Friedbrain11]

On the ear and full over the ear covers, are the 2 different ways for earcups. I won't use anything but the electronic full coverage earcup models.

[@Juliang61]

Great video and everyone needs to be mindful of ear pro

[@OdesiusKrosa]

Don’t forget to also apply a 50% correction factor on any NRR shown. Those are perfect laboratory conditions. Basically real world you need to figure you’re only getting half of the shown rating. So if NRR of 28 in reality you’re getting closer to an NRR of 10 or 11.

[@dinubunica]

I think (maybe I'm wrong) that the best combination would be electronic/active ear plugs with good ear muffs over them. Like this, you would/should have at least 40 db less noise AND comunication ease . But, I don't know wich ear plugs have an exterior microphone cause an integrated one would be silenced by the muffs.....

[@christopherpadilla3054]

Man Ive learned to always wear them simply because I hate the ringing in my ears afterwards. Even with plugs and over ears. Some larger magnum calibers still are hard on the ears

[@dougevans6389]

What part of Georgia is your store in ? I live in north west Ga but I would like to come to y’all’s store and meet you guys!!

[@Darjan_Spasojevic]

That's in his house. Not at the store. 😂

[@dougevans6389]

Darjan Spasojevic dont they have a pawnshop?

[@jomo350350]

thanks to the french army for my earing loss, crew on a AMX 155mm f3 in the 80's ,army give us two finders for earing protection. but when you hang around 93 lbs rounds your fingers are busy.

[@o2wow]

Even lower level sounds like the constant roar of server fans or other machinery can cause problems, not necessarily just hearing loss, but you make get tinnitus, a constant ringing in your ears, 24/7 forever.

[@Shadowshael]

Chad must not had a good night sleep. The first 45 seconds of the video with that dead pan straight ahead stare gave me the same vibes when my kids keep me up all night but I still gotta go to work lol.

[@pieman12345678987654]

Lmao. You're right.

[@As130thps]

Just recently started wearing ear pro when shooting or running chainsaws after neglecting to for many years. I absolutely regret it. Don’t be like me yall. Wear your ear pro!!!!!

[@steverussell6642]

Good video guys 👍

[@bradolsen8629]

Hey I enjoyed that junior high school photo pretty cool

[@jcksnjy]

Great video!!

[@DSToNe19and83]

Who dem little scrapers in that thumbnail? 🍻

[@parkave2406]

Yeah I’ve worked construction for 3 years. Don’t miss it, only thing I miss from that time is my hearing. Too much use of sustained noisy machinery.

[@cleetismcdougall5425]

*Always wear protection when shooting any load.*

[@cbroz7492]

Eric...you answered my MIS question ...11 Charlie..11 Chuck...

[@jackfletcher1487]

Good video, but beware that stacking ear pro doesn’t stack the NRR. The math doesn’t work that way. Stacking plugs and muffs generally gives an extra 6 dB reduction on top of the plugs rating.

[@wastelander89]

Good question do solders have ear protection when shooting in war?

[@ronhunt9396]

I've been waiting over a year for 2 suppressors. That's B S . Plus I've already been charged for them. I've been a hunter since I was 12. Drafted in 68 , PARATROPPER VN VET and still a hunter. Worked in a manufacturing shop for GM. They was pushing ear protection for decades. I didn't always wear the in area where they want you to. I'm 73 now and wish I started wearing them decades ago. What ???? I won't shoot anymore without ear protection

[@SuspiciousGanymede]

That's the government for ya... try calling an ATF field office and ask what's up, if they can convert to eform1 it should be done within a month.

[@Brimwald]

You should call. They may be holding it up. Silencershop has a guide on how to call and what to say

[@ronhunt9396]

@@Brimwald I keep in touch with 1 of my guns guys that I ordered them through

[@billbeam8069]

Good video, brothers

[@danielsmith969]

I've owned 3 different brands of various over the ear hearing protection over the years (Howard Leight, Walker, Peltor). As far as sound quality the Peltor Sport Rangeguard over the ear hear pro has the best sound quality by far, no sound delay and much more comfortable than the Howard Leight hearing pro or Walkers Razor digitals.

[@ETC_Rohaly_USCG]

Have the Walker Razor’s with the gel and walkie-talkie upgrade. My only gripe is it’s not stereo sound, only mono

[@TheGunsNBlades]

Free our suppressors👍👍🇺🇸

[@mbmann3892]

Literally on my way to the Gun Shop to buy another set of ear pro.

[@hookeaires6637]

Retired after a career in metal fabrication and noisy hobbies, not always using adequate hearing pro, I have high frequency loss in both ears, worse in the left, and tinnitus that is a 10 khz tone that only goes unnoticed when I’m asleep. My favorite verbal response in conversation is ……….“what?” Wear your ear pro.

[@ElaiisTaiE]

I have really sharp ears in spite of having tinnitus for as long as I can remember. Certain sounds physically hurt while the people around me seem to think they’re normal. Ear protection is definitely an essential. I have questions about eye protection and shooting when you need prescription glasses to see far away. Would love to see a discussion about that since you gentlemen wear glasses too.

[@SuspiciousGanymede]

Sharp sounds are a symptom of tinnitus, it progressively gets worse.

[@garyandtricia1]

Avoid Ibuprofen. It triggers my tinnitus.

[@ElaiisTaiE]

@@SuspiciousGanymede don’t I know it. As a kid I hated my parents taking the family to restaurants with the tvs because The feedback whine was annoying but most other sounds didn’t bother me. As an adult I had a boss I had to hold my hands over my ears to listen to during meetings, that man was loud. But I can still hear a conversation at about twice the distance of most people, constantly catching my coworkers off guard when I do that.

[@nirfz]

Would be interested in the glasses video too! I remember when i first got glasses my optition told me his view of the difference between plastic and glass lenses apart from weight: "You won't scratch the glass lenses, but you won't ever break the plastic lenses. So do you want break resistance or scratch resistance?" I know from my own experience that prescription glasses are not in any way keeping eyes proteted from metal debris like when using a Dremel. (Wasn't fun to get a tiny metal splinter picked out of my eye and then the whole "dremeled" out by the eye doctor) And yet, puttin protective glasses over the prescription ones and wearing over the ear ear protection just hurts and doesn't work for me. (It's possible for things close up like working with loud power tools, but not for shooting.) I might not hear as good as you do, (and luckily i don't have tinitus) but my ears are pretty sensitive for volume too. If i put headphones into my Macbook i have to put the volume on the lowest possible setting or most YT videos hurt my ears. (Movie theaters are almost too loud for me, and the volume in clubs/discos my ears just cant take so i always avoided those etablissements)

[@dolphin4788]

NRR rating isnt calculated by just the sum of each individual rating. you cant just do 30+20 and say you have a 50db reduction.