Is your helmet responsible your hearing loss?
 

Have you even considered hearing protection on your bike? I do!

I know that I have a "road trip" helmet which is a full face modular. I have it setup with headphones inside the helmet that work through my HD audio system. I also have it equipped with a Sena system. The modular allows me to close it in cold, rain, and to quiet down the wind.

This also allows me to not have to wear ear plugs.

Have you considered your ears when choosing your helmet?

I wear earplugs. Helmets suck at protecting hearing

This.

I prefer a well ventilated helmet. Ventilation means airflow, airflow means noise.

Earplugs take away the issue.

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I too wear earplugs or noise canceling earbuds

Even with earplugs, some helmets are unbearable on long trips because of the vents or a visor that doesn't seal properly.

This, every time I ride. My hearing is still pretty good after 15 years of riding.

He said:

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED YOUR EARS WHEN CHOOSING YOUR HELMET?

JC

Huh? Here's a moving hamlet?

No, I rely on foam earplugs or a pair of etymotic er6i stereo buds to regulate the noise my ears have to endure. I learned the value/comfort of ear plugs a long time ago.

I generally use ear plugs on anything longer than a quick run around the block. local stuff I won't.

But I do have some hearing loss in my right ear, and I have been diagnosed with tinnitus. I believe that it has more to do with my profession than it does bikes. i used to run around shooting stuff, rifles, cannons, and stuff without earplus because I thought it was cool. Now I am seeing the error of my ways.

Hindsight does tend to be 20/20...

My commute is about 10-15 minutes, so I don't have much concern. However, on longer trips I've become convinced that its worth looking into a higher quality helmet in general. So maybe I will take noise into account on my next purchase.

I don't believe the study. I'll admit I've ridden with and without a helmet. The wind noise was a zillion times louder without a helmet than with one. The engine noise wasn't a problem, I couldn't hear it over the wind roar.

top of the line Arais and Shoei's are "race" helmets w/ lots of vents and ports, those equal noise.

I do take my ears into consideration with helmet choice. If it's too small, it makes my ears hurt.

Now, I also consider my hearing when researching a new helmet. But, regardless, I always wear ear protection when riding. The good Lord only gave me one set, and I don't want to ruin them. My mother is severely hearing-impaired, and it's really difficult living with a hearing-impaired person. As an added benefit, wearing ear plugs reduces the wind noise, and reduces fatigue due to wind noise.

Earplugs. Even if I'm just going down the street.

I considered the noise level when purchasing my helmet. In addition I wear ear plugs, regardless of distance. I spent some money on custom made ones so they are much more comfortable and get worn versus a cheap foam pair that I'd never wear.

I dont have haring loss but I always wear earplugs under my lid.

I almost always wear earplugs.

I often wear earplugs, or at least one ear plug and one ear bud since I like to listen to music while riding. I wear the earplug on the exhaust side and the ear bud on the other side.

Recently I discovered I wasn't wearing earplugs properly. Someone posted this video on another forum and it taught me how to properly put an earplug in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPNPZ...layer_embedded

But now there are much better ear plugs with tapers and the now re-usable pure push in plugs.

I never used to wear earplugs until a buddy of mine starting riding his ZX9 with a D&D exhaust on it next to me on regular trips. Suddenly, it became a smart idea.

I have never once used earplugs when riding and have never thought about it until now. Damn. Now I think I should.

I have never been able to wear earbud headphones while riding since they fall out while I am putting my helmet on., so it's not worth it.

Foam earplugs are totally different. Compress those bitches down, stick them in your ear, and hold them while the foam expands. They're staying tight. It's a little weird at first because everything is super muted, but you can hear the things that matter without the drone of wind noise.

Yeah, I'll have to give that a try. It's never really bothered me. Maybe I am mostly deaf already. :lol:

Being the safety guy at work, I purchased these the last time. They are great!

http://www.labsafety.com/e-a-r-push-...lugs_24547688/

I had picked up 50pk of 32 db 2 years ago for $10 on sale.
Can't remember where I got them from and I'm reusing some nasty plugs at this point.

Walgreens. That's where I got mine for the same price.

I just use the old school E-A-R foam plugs. I have gigantic ear canals and they're the only ones that will seal them up tight. I have some reusable rubber plugs, but they start to hurt after prolonged use.

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Yea its all ear plugs for me unless im going for distance, if im going on a longer road trip to an actual destination i tend to use this samsung bluetooth headset. Im currently looking for something like this so i can just use ear plugs and faint music in the background....but i would rather air flow then be concerned with my hearing!