Hearing Protection While Duck Hunting

[Palmetto Bug]

Palmetto Bug what brand are you using and can you get them online?

Mine are the E.A.R. brand. I got them through one of my shooting coaches.

There is a couple that travels around with the clays shooting circuit to all the big tournaments that have a really good reputation for setting people up. The woman's nickname is "Grandma" or "Mom" or something similar. Gander would know who they are.

[Duckman#1]

Their stuff looks good... But holy damn fuck. I guess you are putting a price on your health... But damn. The premium ones have the wind cancellation. At least they have a 30 day trial period

Yes sir. I know the struggles I have now with hearing loss and the constant ringing. I’m going to do what I can to make sure it doesn’t get worse

[NannySlayer]

Yes sir. I know the struggles I have now with hearing loss and the constant ringing. I’m going to do what I can to make sure it doesn’t get worse

I was in highschool when I shot 8 times one evening from a climber. It was 6 days before the ringing stopped. After that I had a plug for my left ear and I got rid of the break on my boss. Shotguns are not as loud, but I do not want to wake up one day and it be too late

[SaltMuck]

Sportin taught me how to use 2 cig butts as earplugs. Only thing you gotta watch out for is getting tobaccer shake down in your brain. I won’t dove hunt without them and won’t let my boy shoot til he burns 2.

[Shotunderit]

I use electronic muffs, like others have commented, I'm trying to preserve what I have.

[Palmetto Bug]

Sportin taught me how to use 2 cig butts as earplugs. Only thing you gotta watch out for is getting tobaccer shake down in your brain. I won’t dove hunt without them and won’t let my boy shoot til he burns 2.

I know a guy whose sister's cousin got hooked on nicotine that way. Now he uses the little dip pouches instead of butts. He was thinking about going to a Juul but they were too expensive.

[quackerjax]

I use some Safariland impulse plugs I picked up from Walmart for maybe 15 or 20 bucks, and have been really happy with them. They allow me to hear the birds and fellow hunters just fine. Have not been able to afford to get into electronics, and the foam or silicone plugs make it so I can't hear birds and end up missing opportunities. Foam plugs I always ended up popping them out with the intention of putting back in when shooting time came, but of course they would sit in my pocket through shooting in reality. If you don't wear anything or don't encourage youth to protect their hearing - please reconsider. At this point I am trying to hang on to what hearing I have left, but what I normally hear is somewhere between a cicada/cricket jamboree somewhere high over my left shoulder or the intense sensation that an A-sharp tuning fork is drilling into my skull.

[rayshow]

I purchased a pair of Decibullz percussive filter ear plugs this spring to solve my ear protection problem. These allow you to hear fairly well (hushed conversation at close range) but filter out loud noises like gun shots. Although they are probably not as effective as the battery powered ear muffs.
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[jcoker]

I really wish I had protected my hearing to avoid the constant ring / whistle that I have now. Folks with young hunters please protect their hearing. I have one son with tinnitus and we all now wear electronic hearing protection.

Youth guns have extremely short barrels....that helped contribute to my moderate hearing loss.

What do you recommend for kids?