Condor Posted April 10, 2009 #1 Posted April 10, 2009 I ran acrossed an article about hearing loss, and it's relation to motorcycles, that I found very interesting. There wasn't any online availibility of the article so I did a Google, and found this: http://www.freehearingtest.com/hia_motorcyclefacts.shtml I would have never thought that helmet wind noise could be so damaging over the long run. I'm going to pick up a box of those foam ear plugs. I'm deaf enough already.....
Snaggletooth Posted April 10, 2009 #3 Posted April 10, 2009 I suffered a "sudden hearing loss" several years back. Went to bed with normal hearing and woke up pretty much deaf. Lost about 75% over night. With years of noise expouser I always thought it would lose a little at a time over the years but nope, BAM! It's gone. I try to protect what I have left by avoiding high nosie levels and use ear plugs on the bike most of the time. I use shooters gel type plug that reduces most noise and they have a valve that will close and stop a sudden extreme noise. Good for firing a gun and loud horns. I might be the only one around that don't flinch when an air horn goes off. LOL! The few times I have been stopped by LEO's for helmet checks or routine stops they just stare at me as I give the the "hold on" sign, pull off my helmet, remove the ear plugs and put in my hearing aides. I don't know how many times I've been asked "Can you hear anything with the ear plugs in?" Hell No! Can't hear a thing without them either! LOL! Keeps ya on your toes I wanna tell ya. I use the term "Silent Running" a lot. Mike
bryan52577 Posted April 10, 2009 #4 Posted April 10, 2009 I suffered a "sudden hearing loss" several years back. Went to bed with normal hearing and woke up pretty much deaf. Lost about 75% over night. With years of noise expouser I always thought it would lose a little at a time over the years but nope, BAM! It's gone. I try to protect what I have left by avoiding high nosie levels and use ear plugs on the bike most of the time. I use shooters gel type plug that reduces most noise and they have a valve that will close and stop a sudden extreme noise. Good for firing a gun and loud horns. I might be the only one around that don't flinch when an air horn goes off. LOL! The few times I have been stopped by LEO's for helmet checks or routine stops they just stare at me as I give the the "hold on" sign, pull off my helmet, remove the ear plugs and put in my hearing aides. I don't know how many times I've been asked "Can you hear anything with the ear plugs in?" Hell No! Can't hear a thing without them either! LOL! Keeps ya on your toes I wanna tell ya. I use the term "Silent Running" a lot. Mike Just a guess here Mike,,,,, But I bet your ride does not have that whine most talk about either?? I know my bike doesn't either!! Being hard of hearing does have it's good points. Bryan
Snaggletooth Posted April 10, 2009 #5 Posted April 10, 2009 LOL! Nope! No whine anyway on my '84. I think...... Couldn't hear the bike running either until I installed the Mac's on her. For a while I thought I was going to have to change to a HD so I'd know the bike was running.
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