My dad has 2 perforated eardrums. We went shooting for the first time in years last weekend. He used the little rubber earplugs that are connected with a plastic cord. They came with his Mossberg shotgun.
Afterwards, he has had noticeable loss of hearing for a week so far. He says voices sound more muffled.
Any idea why this would happen when he used earplugs? I used the foam kind and told him I didn't think the plastic ones were good enough.
His hearing is already so bad he can't afford any more damage. Is there any safe way for him to shoot? Would earmuffs be more effective than earplugs?
He says he read online that no earplug will work for people who have perforated eardrums, that you have to use the earmuff type. Is this true?
If we can't figure out a way to prevent this in the future, he is going to have to give up shooting forever.
Afterwards, he has had noticeable loss of hearing for a week so far. He says voices sound more muffled.
Any idea why this would happen when he used earplugs? I used the foam kind and told him I didn't think the plastic ones were good enough.
His hearing is already so bad he can't afford any more damage. Is there any safe way for him to shoot? Would earmuffs be more effective than earplugs?
He says he read online that no earplug will work for people who have perforated eardrums, that you have to use the earmuff type. Is this true?
If we can't figure out a way to prevent this in the future, he is going to have to give up shooting forever.