I've had mine for about two years now, and needed them before that. Mine are Workers' Comp supplied so they are pretty nice ones, and come complete with audiologist testing and updating and all that. They definitely make a huge difference, but are of little use in clarifying speech. When people have a soft voice or a whiny voice or a foreign accent of any kind, I have a most difficult time understanding what they are saying. I can hear them, but I can't always understand them. I think of it as blurred hearing ..... like blurred vision. Anyway, back to the bike ..... I don't wear them while riding. I take them off and store them in their nice little plastic case. I usually rip them off anyway while trying to take my helmet on and off, so I just don't bother.
Get the best ones you can afford. But the good ones are expensive. I think mine are worth about 4.5 grand, something I would not have invested in with my own money. While hearing loss is not a life and death situation, it is very frustrating and annoying ..... for you and for we who are trying to communicate with you. Research is finding just how very little it takes to permanently impair your hearing. You younger guys, go on the Internet and check it out. You may still have time to save yours and enjoy it in old age. All the best.
And HO HO HO to the whole damn bunch of you. I hope you are all just slapped down silly with all the good stuff, and I hope you will need a small dose of Alka-Seltzer after your big Christmas feed. Old Dog out. R
And REMember ...... you never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from. ::016:: ::008:: ::012:: ::024:: ::015::
