BHPshooter
Member
I cannot claim to have ever had perfect hearing since I've started shooting (I did landscaping-lawnmowing for 10 hours a day for 2 summers in high school, with the headphones on over that for entertainment; a concert here and there, working on cars with no exhaust -- I knew no better). I have shot once without hearing protection when I was young, but never since I have owned my own guns (excluding hunting and I haven't hunted in about 5 years).
But it seems like the tinnitus has changed in the last month or so.
It seems like the ringing doesn't last as long, but comes on in differing ways now. Sometimes low tones/keys, sometimes high... sometimes it lasts for a few seconds, sometimes a few minutes...
Do you still get hearing damage (even though it may be very small amounts) when you wear hearing protection while shooting?
Wes
P.S. I usually wear either Radians Electronic earmuffs or banded earplugs that seal so good I usually have to read my buddies' lips. Do I need to double up?
But it seems like the tinnitus has changed in the last month or so.
It seems like the ringing doesn't last as long, but comes on in differing ways now. Sometimes low tones/keys, sometimes high... sometimes it lasts for a few seconds, sometimes a few minutes...
Do you still get hearing damage (even though it may be very small amounts) when you wear hearing protection while shooting?
Wes
P.S. I usually wear either Radians Electronic earmuffs or banded earplugs that seal so good I usually have to read my buddies' lips. Do I need to double up?