{"id":1190,"date":"2020-04-19T18:39:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T22:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/?p=1190"},"modified":"2020-04-19T18:39:38","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T22:39:38","slug":"hearing-protection-for-hunters-what-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/hearing-protection-for-hunters-what-you-should-know\/pentecostkyle12\/hunting\/04\/19\/2020\/1190\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing Protection for Hunters: What You Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"
It is estimated that the blast of a 12 gauge shotgun is outputting 165db at least.\u00a0 The Hearing Center for the US Department of Defense<\/a> says that exposure to sounds over 110db can cause “instantaneous hearing loss and permanent damage.”\u00a0 There is no debate about the fact that when using a firearm the user should be wearing hearing protection.\u00a0 If you go to the shooting, range most people are wearing some sort of protection.\u00a0 When hunting, however, many hunters do not bother with doing anything to protect their ears.<\/p>\n Several reasons are given for this.\u00a0 Some people feel that when hunting you typically only fire one or two shots so it’s not worth worrying about.\u00a0 Others feel that the adrenaline coursing through their body during the moment of truth in a hunt protects the ears.\u00a0 Lastly, many hunters just avoid hearing protection because it affects their ability to hear an animal approaching through the trees.<\/p>\n Even one shot at 165db can permanently damage your hearing.\u00a0 As to the adrenaline protection theory, it comes about because many hunters report not hearing or remembering the shot because of the adrenaline they are feeling while aiming at an animal they have chased.\u00a0 \u00a0According to the Union Sportsman’s Alliance<\/a>, “The auditory exclusion you experience during the adrenaline rush of a hunt does not protect your ears from damage.”<\/p>\n “The auditory exclusion you experience during the adrenaline rush of a hunt does not protect your ears from damage.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n So we know it can cause damage and the only thing to prevent that damage is either never gun hunting (no thanks) or using hearing protection (tell me more!).\u00a0 Below are some of the options:<\/p>\n