Digital hearing protection

Thanks a lot y'all for all of your input. I really appreciate it. I see the hearing Dr again in January for the fitting for my new ear plugs so will talk to him then again.
 
Dani,

Curious where you left off with this? I have the walkers silencer game ears now which work well, but not well enough. I had manual west ones years ago but they silenced too much sound. Curious if you purchased a higher level of digital ear protection that doesn't get overthrown by wind, is comfortable to wear, and doesn't block out too much sound so you can call and still hear wood duck wings and whatnot.
 
I use EAR molded silicone plugs. These are non amplified, I use them for shooting and duck hunting. Usually get them at a sporting competition.
Make sure the installer uses a syringe to inject them. I had one installed by hand and they always hurt after long wear. The EAR rep explained it was installed improperly by pushing it in and expanding the ear. I have been using them for years and very happy with them.
Might try the electronic ones if I start up clays again...
 
This is similar to what I have. The Westones were made at the audiologist and reduce normal hearing by something like 4dB, but that's a lot to me. Maybe I'm just nitpicking.
 
Just to add another option, I've been using MSA Sordin Supreme Pro X LED earmuffs for the past four or five years. They're a significant step up from Walker's Game Ears and I leave them on for the duration of my hunt, often four to six hours. They don't hurt my head or my ears and most importantly they don't amplify the wind. I can still run a duck or goose call and can still hear the soft flutter of wings approaching. I use them when I shoot clays (or rifles) as well. I believe I paid a little over $300 and they've certainly been worth that to me.

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Nick Zito said:
But do they affect your shooting? I have a hard tough time with muffs mounting a gun.
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No, they don't impact my shooting at all. They're much slimmer profile than most muffs. I'm sure they aren't as nice as some of the several thousand dollar in-ear options but they work very well for me. As with any of the options out there, it would be best to try them before shelling out the cash for them. It's tough to do that though and I purchased these without trying them first and thankfully it worked out.
 
Well, I di purchase the better quality hearing protection. They are pretty comfortable to wear but they didn't really effectively cancel wind noise (not sure there is anything out there that will). Using them turkey hunting, even down low on the noise level, it made turkeys seem like they were MUCH MUCH MUCH closer than they actually were so that is tough to get used to. I haven't worn them duck hunting and tried them upland hunting but the noise from the wind drove me crazy. If I turned it almost off then I still couldn't hear anyone but the wind was still a pain.

I haven't worn them enough I guess to figure out if there is a sweet spot for the volume control....but they are an incredibly comfortable pair since they were made to fit my ears. I don't like the headphone style because after a while the squeezing on my head hurts.

So, they are comfy but I still haven't figured out how to block out the wind...
 
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