It is very important to wear hearing protection at the range, or when engaged in hunting where more then one round is likely to be fired, as in dove shoots or prairie dog shoots. I am 62 and wear hearing aids in both ears. They compensate well, but not like having one's own good hearing. Wearing hearing aids makes a person very aware of needing to protect what hearing is left. A good idea is to get molds made by an audiologist. These fit the ear and seal out sound. Then also wear a good pair of ear muffs to really deaden the crack of your rifle or shotgun. Take it from a half deaf hunter, keeping and protecting your hearing is well worth the effort.