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I'm using Tac 7 hearing protectors. Must be 20 years old. Do hearing protector lose their value. Do they not protect as they should after years of using/sitting. Does whatever is inside of them deteriorate? Thanks, Frank
No I would say not unless the material used is suspect to drying out such as leathers. But today they use synthetic materials so no. What gets lost is hearing if the protection is not used even for short bursts and laziness to grab some because of a small project. being I worked in construction for over 43 years I leaned on safety equipment and many times bought my own even though many jobs supplied basic things. Hearing, eyes, and lungs are the big ones.I'm using Tac 7 hearing protectors. Must be 20 years old. Do hearing protector lose their value. Do they not protect as they should after years of using/sitting. Does whatever is inside of them deteriorate? Thanks, Frank
Hello that's me. I'm trying hard to maintain what I have left ...lungs, ears.What gets lost is hearing if the protection is not used even for short bursts and laziness to grab some because of a small project.
Was in a gun range on the end lane. I thought the range was empty and took the hear protectors off for second... there was a shooter on the other end lane and shot what sounded like a tank. Ouch plus.What gets lost is hearing if the protection is not used even for short bursts and laziness to grab some because of a small project.
It does not take much because that are those sudden bursts of loud noises that can cause damage quickly. I even wear hearing protection cutting my grass which is basically just a walk behind mower but it is the long term of the noise that bothers me. What I really would love to see banned is those darn leaf blowers. My neighborhood is made up of fairly older retired people and there are many lawn service companies that come to cut their grass and the let alone the lawn mowers but those leaf blowers and they run them full open and the sound is deafening. In the fall they bring 4 or 5 people with them and they all run those things and it is deafening. If I am outside I will go get my ear muffs.Was in a gun range on the end lane. I thought the range was empty and took the hear protectors off for second... there was a shooter on the other end lane and shot what sounded like a tank. Ouch plus.
Amen to that. At least get people to stop blowing for 2 hours. I could swear that one neighbor was blow drying his driveway once.What I really would love to see banned is those darn leaf blowers.
I was on an airboat in the Everglades. Sat in front of the no muffled engine. They gave us cotton. Worthless/dangerous.Dad was a crew chief on a howitzer during the Korean War.
Back then, the Army wasn't issuing hearing protection. They all had cotton they stuffed in their ears. It was amazing he had as much hearing as he did, though he did get a partial disability from the VA/SSDI due to hearing loss.