I think we can all agree that we’d love to keep our sense of hearing for our entire life. After all, I’m sure you know someone who has a tough time hearing and can barely carry on a conversation. Many different things can damage your ears, but if you do a lot of hunting with firearms, there’s one simple thing you can do to avoid hearing loss and make sure you don’t have to wear hearing aids later in life: wear a hunting headset.
Any noise louder than 85 decibels can cause permanent hearing loss. I cannot state this strongly enough: if it is loud enough, a single gunshot can cause immediate hearing damage. For reference, a gunshot is about 130-180 decibels (give or take).
While noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus are both permanent, the good news is that it’s also preventable.
The Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) of ear protection describes how effective it is. Basically, a higher NRR means that hearing protection does a better job reducing your exposure to really loud noises.
However, you should keep in mind that some firearms produce a pressure wave strong enough to cause hearing loss by damaging the bones behind the ear, even if the ear canal is protected by an earplug. This is particularly true for people shooting indoors or those exposed to repeated shots from shotguns or rifles (such as waterfowl hunters or hunting guides). While earplugs are certainly better than nothing, earmuffs are actually the most effective shooting and hunting ear protection you can wear.
So, to avoid permanent damage to your hearing, you must wear an appropriate headset when shooting or when exposed to other noisy environments. Luckily, this task is much easier than many people assume and there are a lot more good quality options for hearing protection while hunting than there used to be.
In here, I’m going to go over some of the best hunting headset products that you should be wearing afield to safeguard your hearing. Order it now you will enjoy a big discount with free shipping.
