Do you wear electronic muffs when operating outdoor power equipment?

[tbm5690]

Does anyone use electronic shooting muffs when operating outdoor power equipment? I wear a basic pair of passive shooting muffs right now, but would spend the $50 bucks or so on electronic if it would help even more. Curious on any experiences, either for or against given my desired use case.

 

[wwillson]

No, I use good ear plugs when operating outdoor power equipment.

 

[CleanSump]

I tried. Wasn't good because to get any benefit I had to turn the sound off. They're to shut off the sound for loud bangs, not constant noise. Went back to a set of regular muffs.

 

[fantastic]

I've always wanted to get some but I fear that they'd get too dirty. It would be nice.

 

[Bailey28]

I wear regular shooter's earmuffs when I am on the riding lawnmower.

 

[Rand]

I wear noise canceling headphones.
even cheapies like cowin e7 eliminate most of the mower noise.

my old ones fell apart after 5 years so I started using my clearance
sony noise canceling headphones.. and even better..
Now I normally wouldnt use $200 headphones for mowing
but how long are the rechargeable batteries going to last..
headphones are 9 years old now.

Electronic shooting muffs would do nothing they simply turn off the mic when it detects a bang within a very short time.

 

[nwjones18]

I have a bluetooth set and listen to audio books or music myself.

 

[Pterostylis]

I used to wear impact sport muffs whilst working around other people using chainsaws. They didn’t cut the sound off the majority of the time and with the volume set low it was hearing safe and made it easy to give instructions to the crew.

When operating a saw myself I wear passive muffs.

 

[cptbarkey]

All the time, Airpod Pro 2's, when i lose them (pretty often) I use a few other knockoffs. Tractor operating, welding, mowing, etc.

 

[wwillson]

All the time, Airpod Pro 2's, when i lose them (pretty often) I use a few other knockoffs. Tractor operating, welding, mowing, etc.

How much sound do they block? Any dB rating?

 

[cptbarkey]

How much sound do they block? Any dB rating?

Yes, Airpod Pro 2's say 27db reduction, here is the a link to a study and its summary.

https://hearingreview.com/inside-hearing/research/evaluating-apple-airpods-pro-2-for-hearing-protection-and-listening#:~:text=When ANC is on (Noise,from 65 to 95 dBA.

"The study results show that the active noise cancellation technology in the AirPods Pro 2 earbuds effectively reduces ambient noise levels by, on average, 27 dB across frequencies, reducing the risk of noise-induced hearing loss. In addition, the AirPods Pro 2 showed substantial improvement in low-frequency attenuation compared to its predecessor, making for a safer and clearer listening experience. With effective hearing-related features such as ANC and automatic reduction of harmful noises combined with additional features previously evaluated, such as personalized amplification, and microphone directionality, the AirPods Pro offers considerable benefits for those seeking to protect their hearing and have clear audio experiences in noisy environments. "

 

[crashz]

I wear noise cancelling earmuffs. Not headphones. They do two things: protect your hearing from loud noise and allow you to hear music or whatever playing on Bluetooth. I may have this incorrect, but my understanding of noise-canceling devices is that the device simulates a noise vibration that cancels the ambient noise in the background. So your canceling one noise with another. Which to me, sounds like it could damage your hearing. I'd rather knock it back by damping the sound first.

 

[Passport1]

Just remove my hearing aids. huh?

 

[GaryMX5]

Just remove my hearing aids. huh?

Same here except mine have a sound abatement setting and a push of the finger and they block out/ reduce louder sounds rather than amplifying them. If I pull them out I can't hear squat!

 

[gman2304]

I use either earplugs or regular earmuffs.

 

[robbobster]

I wear 3M WorkTunes. Passive 24dB reduction + Bluetooth

I don’t like active noise cancellation for continuously very loud environments like riding my zero turn…they fatigue my ears/make my ears feel tired.

 

[earlyre]

I wear 3M WorkTunes. Passive 24dB reduction + Bluetooth

I don’t like active noise cancellation for continuously very loud environments like riding my zero turn…they fatigue my ears/make my ears feel tired.

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[CleanSump]

I still have this old thing if anyone is planning to mow their flightdeck.

 

[4wd]

I still have this old thing if anyone is planning to mow their flightdeck.

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[4wd]

Earplugs in my pocket 365/12 …