Ear Protection for people wearing glasses

[john1234]

As I wear prescription glasses all the time i am wondering whether this causes a problem with ear muffs in that the arms of the glasses my stop the muff from sealing properly.  Can anyone recommend the best hearing protection.

Also i am getting mixed messages regarding custom in ear protection such as the sonic plugs that seem to be available for around £100 - some people say they do not offer full protection and they still let a lot of noise in.  Is there anyone who knows the truth?

 

[T.C.]

I wear glasses and have no trouble with standard headphone type cans. As for in ear protection, as long as the ear plug is moulded to the shape of your ear they should be effective.

 

[no.1topdog]

As I wear prescription glasses all the time i am wondering whether this causes a problem with ear muffs in that the arms of the glasses my stop the muff from sealing properly.  Can anyone recommend the best hearing protection.

Also i am getting mixed messages regarding custom in ear protection such as the sonic plugs that seem to be available for around £100 - some people say they do not offer full protection and they still let a lot of noise in.  Is there anyone who knows the truth?

SoR will be along soon I'm sure, and he knows about these things in detail.

However, I wear glasses all the time and prescription inserts in my shooting glasses, I wear electronic ear muff type protection with no problems. In fact I have to turn up the volumes to hear what the laughter is about behind me when I'm shooting!!

I have used the custom moulded, in ear type of plugs, and they work superbly too, it's just that I prefer the isolated feel of muffs when I turn them off.  :biggrin:

 

[Les53]

I have worn shooting glasses for years, most do these days, I have never had a problem with muffs fitting over the arms, but some who wear those trendy sort of Oakley type specs have had issues with muffs I think. As for the in ear type things, well I don't really like anything in my ears so I've not used 'em.

 

[Dunc]

As I wear prescription glasses all the time i am wondering whether this causes a problem with ear muffs in that the arms of the glasses my stop the muff from sealing properly.  Can anyone recommend the best hearing protection.

Also i am getting mixed messages regarding custom in ear protection such as the sonic plugs that seem to be available for around £100 - some people say they do not offer full protection and they still let a lot of noise in.  Is there anyone who knows the truth?

Sound does leak around the 'foam'/flexible pad when you wear glasses.  Thin legged prescription glasses are prob OK.  Mine are OK but most sunglasses/eye protection let more sound in.  I've sanded the legs down significantly on my son's glasses which helped.  I encourage him to wear foam ear pugs AND muffs.  In ear moulding people say that the sound that leaks past glasses is 'damaging'.  People who specialise in muffs, say that ear plugs don't protect from bone transmitted sound waves.  Most shotgun shooters that I see seem to go for the moulded variety.

'Sonic' plugs are limited in their effectiveness, if you're referring to the 'Sonic' brand which IIRC, are more like £20 a pair.  Passive metal diaphragm which closes with the impact of sound waves.  They may be  OK for shotgun shooting, but my tinnitus is due to wearing those while shooting full bore service rifle competitively years ago.

HTHs

 

[Nimbusgb]

I have both standard glasses and a pair of prescription shooting protective shades. I use Peltor tactical sport cans. 

No problem whatsoever, in fact if anything the cans actually improve the ability to keep my specs on when shooting as they tend to gently clamp the arms under the ears. 

I have had several runs at moulded 'in ear' type plugs, mostly when riding a big motorcycle as a commuter and could not get on with them at all. Couldn't tolerate even a very expensive pair.

 

[Will Hewland]

I used to use Oakley M frames, which stood the muffs off a bit. And it was uncomfortable. But ordinary flat sided glasses are fine. As are Pilla of course..

 

[GavB]

I wear Pillas with Ear defenders and do not have a problem

 

[SoR]

Pilla glasses are designed to be unobtrusive to ear defendees as they have wire arms so do a few other brands, in ear defenders come in several guises all with their own characteristics. Tge hocks filters we recommend attenuate all sound to a safe level unlike sonics there is no dead spot. Correctly moulded in ear defenders offer a better snr than over ear cans but its down to personal choice. In my opinion ether is good and much better than foam roll up jobs they really are not fit for shooting noise enviroments.

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[SoR]

Anyone want any advice come see me at the shooting show and claim your shootclay forum discount on passive defenders!

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[SoR]

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[john1234]

Thank you everyone for your input. I think my choice is either msa electronic muffs with the gel pads or the hock filters which sor recommends.

Sor - when wearing the hock filters how much noise do you get from the actual gunfire? Would these be ok on a game shoot where you need to hear the signals for start and end of the drive and other instructions etc.?

 

[Will Hewland]

MSA are great. Comfortable, don't knock the stock (place buttons on gun side) and really good audio.

 

[SoR]

Hi john hocks filters are predominately for clay shooting as they attenuate all sound not just gunfire,you can hold a normal conversation with someone stood next to you wearing them. If you are regularly shooting game I would recommend cens proflex I have wore my hocks shooting pigeon without any probs







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[Finners]

I use the MSA Sordin and wear normal glasses. The Sordin's are very comfy and has been said, they offer really good stereo sound quality. 

 

[john1234]

To those people using the Msa sordins, how loud is the gun shot that you hear when wearing them?

 

[Will Hewland]

To those people using the Msa sordins, how loud is the gun shot that you hear when wearing them?

Quiet. I have used two types of in-ear custom moulded (still use them on hot days) and I always notice the increase in loudness. When you first put the MSAs on, they clamp so lightly that you don't believe that It will be quiet. But it is.

 

[Finners]

Agreed, they are not cheap but you can wear them all day. The gunshot noise reduction is excellent and they are miles better than any other product I have tried in terms of hearing conversations etc. The only downside, true of all electronic cans, is the wind noise can be a bit of a pain sometimes. Build quality and battery life is very good too.  

 

[john1234]

Which model of msa is the one to go for.?