Do You Wear Hearing Protection?

Project_Pat

I cant stand to wear ear muff type hearing protection for longer than a few hours..The tension and the heat here make them uncomfortable and irritating.

I like earplugs when I'm cutting OSB or using a die grinder.

wellbuilthome

Ive never thought about wearing ear plugs . I have plugs for indoor shooting . I don't use muffs for out door shooting .
Power tools don't hurt me at all , nailers ,saws , table saw .
Ive been running a demo saw for the last to weeks ( cutting paver drive ways & walks ) Started wearing ear plugs a few days ago . I hope the ringing in my ears gos away . John

MALCO.New.York

^^^^ How many weeks? ^^^^

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loneframer

I thought for 20 years that because I could still hear a pin drop, that I would never have hearing problems. Then one day I fired a powder actuated nailer in a 6000 sq. ft. building with a tin roof, glass storefront and concrete floor. It's 7 years now that I've heard ringing in my left ear and have about 40% loss of hearing on that side. Now I wear earmuffs to keep what I have, so when I have grandkids, I will be able to hear them laugh or cry. The greatest gifts of all are most often taken for granted.

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TBFGhost

....I was just shooting down track today....half the time I wear it, the other I don't.....but I may think twice now...

loneframer

you won't go deaf by wearing them.

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SNC

NOPE! I figure a 120mm gun hasnt affected my hearing, nothing on the job will, with the posible exception of a sawzall on sheetmetal.

loneframer

It's usually the high pitched sounds that will affect your hearing more so than the lower.

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olzo55

I've done new construction and remodeling carpentry (10+ years). Never wore ear plugs. Now I'm a tile setter (15+ years). Starting out I had a MK screamer (grinder type ) wet saw. Wore them right away. Wear them all the time. I always have a new pair of muffs and eye protection for any new guy I have with me. The older you get, the more you understand how it matters. Older carpenters I see on jobs are all wearing them now ,too. Too bad we didn't start earlier.

olzo