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Hi chaps,
I am a professional musician so I guess my hearing is more important to me than most.
I have loads of sets of foam earplugs kickig around for general use, and a set of Alpine ear plugs (with the high attenuation filter) which I use as my primary set (when gigging with a lot of amplification or on long car journeys in any of my noisy cars.
However, after 3 hours in my recent acquisition (TVR) on the motorway today sans hood my ears are ringing something chronic.
Is there anything else I can do to protect my hearing? A colleague got some made up to fit his ear canals which cost several hundred - quite prepared to do this if needs be, primary concern is my hearing.
It's actually worrying me because if I can't sort it the car will have to go
ETA: just remembered, I have some ear defenders
I would look a proper tit in them but I wish I'd worn them today
I am a professional musician so I guess my hearing is more important to me than most.
I have loads of sets of foam earplugs kickig around for general use, and a set of Alpine ear plugs (with the high attenuation filter) which I use as my primary set (when gigging with a lot of amplification or on long car journeys in any of my noisy cars.
However, after 3 hours in my recent acquisition (TVR) on the motorway today sans hood my ears are ringing something chronic.
Is there anything else I can do to protect my hearing? A colleague got some made up to fit his ear canals which cost several hundred - quite prepared to do this if needs be, primary concern is my hearing.
It's actually worrying me because if I can't sort it the car will have to go
ETA: just remembered, I have some ear defenders
I would look a proper tit in them but I wish I'd worn them today Edited by NiceCupOfTea on Sunday 22 July 18:35
Very useful chaps, thanks.
Am I looking for a high or low SNR? The ear defenders seem to have lower numbers, and if they are anything like my Peltors they cut *everything* out!
Wonder what the difference between the music ones and the bike ones is? Different frequencies or different levels of attenuation?
Am I looking for a high or low SNR? The ear defenders seem to have lower numbers, and if they are anything like my Peltors they cut *everything* out!
Wonder what the difference between the music ones and the bike ones is? Different frequencies or different levels of attenuation?
That would be brill, ta!
I have a pair of latex musician's ones which are OK for gigs but as my ears are still ringing now 28 hours later so clearly no good for the TVR.
I've rummaged through my Drawer Of Many Things and found a pair of Howard Leight Laser Lite earplugs amongst all the yellow foam ones, so I will see how I get on with them.
Also considering these which sound like a cheap alternative to what your wife has.
If it costs a couple of hundred it costs a couple of hundred though. You only get one pair of ears.
I have a pair of latex musician's ones which are OK for gigs but as my ears are still ringing now 28 hours later so clearly no good for the TVR.
I've rummaged through my Drawer Of Many Things and found a pair of Howard Leight Laser Lite earplugs amongst all the yellow foam ones, so I will see how I get on with them.
Also considering these which sound like a cheap alternative to what your wife has.
If it costs a couple of hundred it costs a couple of hundred though. You only get one pair of ears.
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