electronic hearing amplifiers

222shooter

222shooter

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Do any of you fellas, or gals, have experiance with the hearing amplifiers such as Walkers Ear. Do they work? What kind? Make?

I didn't realize how bad my hearing was until I took my son hunting and he was hearing deer long before I could. I guess my wife is right. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif
 
I've used the Peltor Tac 6 ear muffs. They amplify and protect your hearing. I have a muzzle brake on a gun and they help out with the noise. Midway had them for $89 on special a while back, don't know if they still do.
 
I have been using a set of action ears for several years ,made by silver Creek , they are great ,mainly use for Spring turkey and goose hunting .Windy days are about the only time when they can be difficult to use but other then that they do Great .
 
I got mine from Harbor Freight. They are electronic ear muffs. Only draw back is they are not stereo, but I know that when I bought them. For the price that I payed I did not expect much and though If I was not happy would return them. THEY WERE KEEPERS. I love them. If you have a store near you they are $25 or $20 from the mail order. If you take a paper copy of the mail order add to the local store they will cost $20. Here is the web sight.
www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=46798 . Or www.harborfreight.com and search item # 46798. There are about 8 members at the gun club that have bought these that I know of.
 
What do you mean by stereo??? Is that only one michrophone for both ears??? Does this model have a frequency adjustment???? My hearing loss is in the high frequency range. Amplification of all frequencies just makes thing worse.
 
A big part of these ear muff systems are the hearing protection they offer by shutting off automaticly when noise levels become dangerous to your hearing. This is kind of interesting to experience, my Peltors shut down on the darndest things. You'd NEVER expect that some of the sounds they respond to would damage your hearing. Clicking keys, closing the action on my shotgun, dropping something on the floor .......
 
Stereo is having two mic's. One for the left ear and one for the right ear. This gives you a sense of direction, for where the sound is coming from. But is this worth the extra $100 to $200. and for when they are used mainly on the range. I know of none of the units that are for the hearing impaired. They are all for the magnification of sound. But the magnification of sound is an extra bones since the units are made to cut the sound off at the 85 db sound line for safety of loud noises (above 85 db). As you are aware once you install other ear protection devices you lose the ability to hear what is going on around you. On the range you can't hear the range commands.
 
I use the Radian in the canal enhancers that have on/off control without changing volumn settings and auto shut-off for gunfire protection. I like these much better than the behind the ear Walkers. Cabelas for about $90 pair...
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There are 3 different size canal plugs for a more custom fit, a brush and wax-remover. 8 sets of batteries.
 
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Swampbird, can you tell direction with that unit? I have the Walker's game ear and I like it but I can't tell what direction the sound is coming from. Thanks!
 
I tried ProEars Predators. I didn't like them because they interfered with shouldering my gun and they pick up close sounds well but not further sounds. I returned them. Now I've got a pair of $8 diaphragm earplugs. They're supposed to shut off when they are hit by an impulse noise. They're just for hunting and I haven't fired a shot with them yet, so I don't know how they'll do.
Jim
 
I purchased a pair of the Walker Power Muffs and have tried them on several turkey hunting trips. I can't believe how much I have been missing. They do not get in the way of the gun. Direction of sound is good. I tried them on the skeet range and they work well reducing high levels of sound yet conversation is better than normal.
 
I bought Radians Hunters earmuffs. I only used then to hunt once and they seemed to help. Noise such as crunchy snow, zippers, sniffing, scratching are extremly amplified when the volume is turn up. I could definatly hear more things such as birds, a stream, etc.

The interesting thing is that they did not amplify the predator calls I was using which is a big plus. The calls sounded normal.

I use them now to watch TV in bed. The wife doesnt keep yelling to turn the TV down. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
I've been using the Walkers "quad muffs" for the last couple of months and like them very much. They have 2 pick-ups on each ear that enable you to determine the direction the sound is coming from. They also have adjustable frequency cabability to adjust them to you needs. Wish I would of had these things years ago. They take a little getting use to but well worth the effort. I was getting tired of my hunting buddy's hearing things that I couldn't. Now I hear things they can't. Haven't used any of the others brands, but I can certainly recomend the Walkers "quad muffs".

Byron
 


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