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Fred

Fred

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I just read my most recent newsletter from Dr. Steven Russell, a fellow IAP member. In his newsletter Dr. Russell has written about hearing protection and given a link to a very good source for our own hearing protection.

http://www.noisebuster.net/

Dr. Russell states that he has received the PA4000 earmuffs with active noise reduction feature and reports his findings as being very beneficial.

These earmuffs have a noise canceling technology that you must experience to fully understand the differences in regular earmuffs and 'noise canceling.'

I plan on obtaining a set of the PA4000's for use on my own head ... Check out the Noisebuster product line for yourself at the above link.
 
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Fred, as person with very very limited hearing and sever hearing loss I can tell every one who reads this thread that having a constant ringing in the ear due to exposure to load noises produced by the machinery we use is not fun. and, believe me it's not fun to not hear people on your own or hear them or think they said something different than what you heard. I try to get a copy of the chart they use in the audiologist office that charts what type of decibel(the measurement for the amount of sounds) is produced form different machines so everyone has a reference to go by.
Your Dr.s won't tell you to protect yourselves form these destructive sounds because then you won't go to see them for hearing loss. (No, offense to our members who happened to be turners too). but, be aware that only use them when you have the machineries running so you are aware of your surroundings and now that most of us are heading towards cooler nights the critters are going to be crawling into the shops too. So only put them on when the machineries are running. It's not worth not being able to hear your grand-kids or you won kids when you can not hear them.
Oh, BTW, my hearing loss is not due to the exposure to these sounds, it's form the Miseals in child hood, just to clear things up. But it's not fun nayways. the the darn hearing aids ain't cheap either. Jsut imagine how many kits you can buy with 3G's, your choice.
 
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I have used this type electronic earmuffs for years when I was involved in handgun competitions (IPSC) tactical, and sure they do an excellent job on eliminating the "bang" as the gun going off and at the same time capable to increase the volume and audible quality while talking or listening to other people.

I would suspect these "noisebusters", have to be identical but at the same time with a different technology, as there are many kinds of noises and each earmuff model will have different sounds elimination, to be able to be effective for the different purposes.

In any case, the technology itself has been proven successfully a long time ago, I hope these ones are capable to distinguish the noises the require elimination in a workshop environment...!

Good luck and lets us know how they go...!

Cheers
George
 
As someone who started wearing hearing aids almost ten years ago, I can't overstate how much you want to look after your hearing. Damage from noise is cumulative, and unrepairable. All of your power equipment -- especially those with gas engines (lawn mowers, chain saws, etc) and many of your electric power tools are so loud, they are constantly causing hearing damage to unprotected ears.

The problem with the big 'bell' protectors – it's tough to wear them with a clear full face cover, and respirator. I keep several sets of bell protectors for the really loud stuff, but just use the best quality foam inserts I can find, when I have a bunch of other junk hanging off my noggin. They work well – I even wear them when flying on big commercial aircraft.

For those who have lost some hearing – it's absolutely vital to protect and keep what's left…
 
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