Machineguntony
New member
Two questions...
What brand/model hearing muffs will provide the most hearing protection? All the ones I see commercially available reduce about 35dcB.
Does using both ear plugs and hearing muffs stack the decibel reduction? For example, I purchased box of ear foam plugs that rate at 33DcB reduction. I then put them on with a pair of ear muff protectors that rated 35 DcB reduction. I expected to hear almost nothing, or at least to have double the reduction in noise; however, that wasn't the case. When I used each form of hearing protection separately, the ear plugs sounded like they reduced noise as much as the ear muffs, and vice versa. But when I used them both at the same time, it sounded like I was only using one form of protection. In other words, the protection didn't stack. Is this my imagination? Or am I receiving double protection and not realizing it.
What brand/model hearing muffs will provide the most hearing protection? All the ones I see commercially available reduce about 35dcB.
Does using both ear plugs and hearing muffs stack the decibel reduction? For example, I purchased box of ear foam plugs that rate at 33DcB reduction. I then put them on with a pair of ear muff protectors that rated 35 DcB reduction. I expected to hear almost nothing, or at least to have double the reduction in noise; however, that wasn't the case. When I used each form of hearing protection separately, the ear plugs sounded like they reduced noise as much as the ear muffs, and vice versa. But when I used them both at the same time, it sounded like I was only using one form of protection. In other words, the protection didn't stack. Is this my imagination? Or am I receiving double protection and not realizing it.