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RE: Ear Plug recommendation - JF Coastal_imp - 06-05-2015
I'm so confused ?? Why ear plugs? Maybe I'm missing something, or just like the sound of wind and the bike.
RE: Ear Plug recommendation - the Ferret - 06-05-2015
According to what I've read, no helmet is quiet enough to stop permanent hearing damage from wind noise over 70 mph. I have never worn ear plugs in 50 years. Also shot guns as a kid, and listened to rock music in my 20's. My ears ring 24/7. Mostly I can ignore it but if I stop to listen it is annoyingly loud. You really hear it when you lay down to go to sleep.
If you can avoid that , that's good. Ear plugs will help avoid that. Too late for me really as the damage is irreparable, but maybe some can benefit from the suggestion to protect their ears.
RE: Ear Plug recommendation - redbirds_imp - 06-05-2015
Same here Mickey. Protect your hearing now before it's too late.
RE: Ear Plug recommendation - JF Coastal_imp - 06-05-2015
So it's preventative . Thanks for the explanation !!
RE: Ear Plug recommendation - flynrider - 06-05-2015
(06-05-2015, 01:22 AM)JF Coastal_imp Wrote: So it's preventative . Thanks for the explanation !!
Yep. It's most important if you spend a lot of time at highway speeds. Noise level can reach over 100 dB at 65 mph. Continued exposure to levels above 85 dB can cause hearing loss.
Way back when I first started flying virtually no one used noise reducing headsets in training aircraft (noise levels in the 110 dB range). Just about every long time flight instructor I know has some level of hearing loss. Nowadays most every trainer is equipped with headsets and intercom systems.
RE: Ear Plug recommendation - SanPete_imp - 06-05-2015
After a long day ride yesterday my ears are ringing to the point I can't sleep. Mind you I was wearing foam ear plugs. I guess it is too late for me, damage done.
RE: Ear Plug recommendation - JF Coastal_imp - 06-08-2015
(06-05-2015, 02:41 PM)Flynrider_imp Wrote:(06-05-2015, 01:22 AM)JF Coastal_imp Wrote: So it's preventative . Thanks for the explanation !!
Yep. It's most important if you spend a lot of time at highway speeds. Noise level can reach over 100 dB at 65 mph. Continued exposure to levels above 85 dB can cause hearing loss.
Way back when I first started flying virtually no one used noise reducing headsets in training aircraft (noise levels in the 110 dB range). Just about every long time flight instructor I know has some level of hearing loss. Nowadays most every trainer is equipped with headsets and intercom systems.
Yep. It's most important if you spend a lot of time at highway speeds. Noise level can reach over 100 dB at 65 mph. Continued exposure to levels above 85 dB can cause hearing loss.
Way back when I first started flying virtually no one used noise reducing headsets in training aircraft (noise levels in the 110 dB range). Just about every long time flight instructor I know has some level of hearing loss. Nowadays most every trainer is equipped with headsets and intercom systems.
Thanks for this info Flynrider. Much appreciated.
RE: Ear Plug recommendation - Motogeezer1949_imp - 06-08-2015
I use plugs made for swimmers, called Water Block, also marketed as Aqua Block.