Driving an open top car can seriously damage your hearing!

[bertieduff]

Have thought about this before, but never seen any figures. Interesting.

My hearing is damaged from years of DJ-ing and playing in bands, which I know was regularly in excess of 100db. As a result I struggle, for example, to pick out conversation against background noise, which is really annoying in social settings. You don't worry about stuff like that when you're young and stupid. Earplugs would have been so uncool.

On a brighter note, I still drink, smoke, have too much sex and drive really badly, so will be dead before it's a major problem

[tut]

"have too much sex"

Let me know if you need any help Alan.

tut

[Mr Momo]

I'm sh*tting myself my medical in two weeks is going to show serious audio damage, after not using hearing protection in the Frog for well over a year. I hate using earplugs, as it dulls the sound of the induction roar and exhaust pops and bangs, but this leaves major wind noise. Using the Shures is OK, but I hate driving with music on. The iPod normally doesn't like the levels of interference in the car and won't play the radio either.

This on top of tinnitus in my left ear (one go at shooting without protection in my left ear).

Fergus - which model did you go for - the motorsport ones ? Looks like I can get them at Boots.

We must be getting old talking about this stuff

[DavieK]

I'm sh*tting myself my medical in two weeks is going to show serious audio damage, after not using hearing protection in the Frog for well over a year. I hate using earplugs, as it dulls the sound of the induction roar and exhaust pops and bangs, but this leaves major wind noise. Using the Shures is OK, but I hate driving with music on. The iPod normally doesn't like the levels of interference in the car and won't play the radio either.

This on top of tinnitus in my left ear (one go at shooting without protection in my left ear).

Fergus - which model did you go for - the motorsport ones ? Looks like I can get them at Boots.

We must be getting old talking about this stuff

Dont think you'll fail your medical for a bit of hearing loss but more likely to get a bit of a lecture on it. Last couple I've ticked the box where it asks if any of your hobbies might expose you to loud noise though

[Digital]

Anyone got any recommendations for good earplugs? Sadly my hearing is very poor in one side and just poor in the other, but that was the case long before I bought the Exige. Makes it a nightmare trying to work out which direction a sound is coming from, if a phone rings in the office I've no idea which one it is

[s29ttc]

After this I went to buy some shure headphones and I thought last night I'll order them in the morning in work:

http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/sho ... aff=future

Now the bloody things expired

[Shug]

...check your PMs...

[s29ttc]

I didn't mean to post for that, just me being a twat and not doing it quick enough

[tut]

The offer is still on Scott when I go on the site, and is applied at checkout.

tut

[VXJON]

Anyone got any recommendations for good earplugs?

Get a set of moulded plugs, bit of a outlay but well worth the money. I got my set made at the bike show but McKeen will have the contact details for a copany in Edinburgh

[tonyg]

I always use earplugs/headphones if i'm going to be driving the se7en for more than 15 minutes.
Rather than the Shures which i think are way too expensive for the money (even at 50% off) - i always use the Sennheiser CX300's - they seem to fit really well,have really good sound quality and are on amazon at £13-14 a pair (they were sub £10 for a while on line,but seem to have gone up again).

[s29ttc]

My view was shures at this money was a steal? Are the Se110 not really worth the money even at 50% off? Am I better looking at Sennheiser ?

/Lacks all knowledge of earphones

[tut]

I don't listen to music in the car and never use earplugs with the top down, but I do use the offshore ones with the roof up as it is noisier to me with trapping the sound in.

tut

[Michael]

A word of caution....

I wouldn't depend purely on ear plugs for protection from long exposures to excessive levels as I believe damage can still be done via the mastoid bone, which lies behind and below the ear. Ear defenders protect this....

one would think a helmet may protect but i rememebr in an exige with a helmet it seemed to create really painful resonances!! Has anyone else felt this?

[Noops]

Ahh,I wish sometimes I haden't enjoyed myself fireing hundreds of rounds through my .243, thousands off rounds through my .22 and 12g over the thirty years , before I fitted a sound moderator..... I'm now a cranky old deaf cnut , its the constant ringing in the right ear ........................................