Ear Protection: Budget Options vs. Custom Options

When it comes to ear protection, what's right for you? We feel it's important to invest in your hearing and eye protection.
Myles covers a range of ear protection options, from budget to custom products, covering the pros and cons of each.
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[@jasonrhodes9683]

You need to fix your sound, you sound to me like I have gotten my ears rung good.

[@eltacsyms5607]

I'm sorry, this is terrible advice - look at the lab tests, these "custom hearing protection" are not better than other options.

[@TZOID08]

The sound quality of this video is really bad..... Ironic

[@ericsantos8128]

Did you put a set of earmuffs over the microphone? 😂

[@beararmzkriz]

I always double up with ear plugs and ear muffs at indoor ranges. Protect your ears!

[@bulgingbattery2050]

Watch out! It's just a matter of time before the ATF starts regulating hearing protection.

[@JakeWiener1956]

you only get 2 ears, protect them with your life. I went cheap and it cost me losing 60% of my hearing in my right ear. Be Warned

[@billalumni7760]

So why when doing a video about hearing you have the worst sound of any of your videos? Are you trying to show what happens when you get hearing damage? If so .... Bravo!

[@PeterRoos]

Thanks Myles. These days you can get good electric in ear protection for around $300 which have blue tooth connection, electronic suppression of loud outside noises, electronic enhancement of sounds below a certain level, and comfortable to wear. All kidding about poor audio of the video aside (see comments below), protecting your ears and eyes should be your no. 1 priority.

[@paratrooperlane7022]

Tendonitis is elbow pain, Tinnitus is ringing in the ear. They are not pronounced same.........

[@jameseason9949]

Very timely! Been using muffs with foamies, but have noticed the effect of the seal around eye pro occasionally. Had been shopping and the input provided here couldn't have come at a better time! Thanks for another quality video!

[@nucleargrizzly1776]

I wear foam plugs and muffs that cover the whole ear. Harmful volume levels can cause damage from an exposed area behind the ear.

[@GunWodan]

Big fan of the 3M Peltor In-Ear hearing protection. They offer a MUCH cheaper option without battery in the case here. Got mine for less than 200€ including the full selection of tips. Goes by the product name „ 3M Peltor EEP-100 EU OR Hunting“ here. I got it on sale but normal price is around 250€ which is almost 1/3 the price quoted in the video.

[@chadd587]

I didn't hear it said, but the high quality blue/red buds, by the product graphic, are the Pro Fit Series from ProEars. They also make the best electronic amplified over ear protection out there.

[@mikereese15]

Good overview of hearing protection. I used to just use the basic harbor freight headphone protection and sometimes also use the foam inserts since they were all cheap. Then I got some great deals on some walker headphones with the volume to hear around you and those are fantastic.

[@cornydad]

I like the Surefire Defender inserts. The plastic frame helps keep the insert in the ears with different sizes to choose from There are the baffle or foam styles as well. I will use just that alone when shooting handguns by myself where I don't have to communicate with others, although they are not bad to talk with others. I double up with the Defenders and electronic ear muffs when shooting rifles. I have a small head so I have added foam padding to the arch to raise up where the muffs sit on my ears. That helps to keep the stock from moving the muffs off my ears. B

[@roobscoob47]

Thanks for the Myles of information!

[@mikesmith-wk7vy]

i take my hearing protection very serous and am looking into custom even though i double up every time. but standard good brand foam ear plugs often have 30+ NRR about as high as it gets so they do protect your hearing

[@Proton_Decay]

What brand were those custom inserts?? I've been using Etymotic Gunsport Elites ($400) - very curious how the audio boost on those compares to something 10x the price.

[@artwebb6939]

I have trouble getting foamies to stay in, which makes me hesitant to think about inserts