RE: Hard of Hearing
 

I said, "WHAT"??

RE: Hard of Hearing
 

Hi David.
I purchased a set of electronic earmuffs recently. I like them mostly for the range so i can still hear the commands.
My father, who is severerly hard of hearing, tried them on. He normally wears hearing aids. He said that these seemed to work for him as good if not better than his regular hearing aids.
If you have not tried them i'd say give it a try at the store. You may be surprised to find out you can hear things you are now missing

Good luck
Dan

RE: Hard of Hearing
 

I have a hearing loss problem, which I kinda solved for hunting anyhow. Radio Shack sells a little gizmo for about $9.00 thats about the size of a Zippo lighter, w/ two little foam covered ear plugs that I hated, so for another $6.00 I got a very small set of head phones. I wear a "boonies" camo hat, and the whole works fits nicely. Did ya'll know ball point pens click? LOL This little gizmo works real well! Regards

RE: Hard of Hearing
 

My hearing is fine, for now, but I have the same "bobble-head" syndrome that you do David. I constantly am turning my head so I won't get caught flat-footed and I resemble the audience at a tennis match. When I asked about this problem a few years back, several people suggested the miror technigque that has already been suggested.

My problem is this:

I go to great lengths to cover up and paint over any glare or shiny surfaces in my hunting gear. I felt that introducing a mirror to the woods might be counter-productive to all that effort.

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Dave H I haven't had anything bust me yet when I use this in a treestand. I think moving and looking over your shoulder and turning your whole buddy creates more noise and movement to spook game then a little mirror. I know I have spooked a lot of game over the years doing that. Heck give it a try. It really works for me anyway.

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I'm not nearly in your boat, David -- but afew years ago one of the companies which was hiring me made me undergo a hearing test. After a few minutes, the person administering the test asked if I grew up hunting. I said, "Yeah, rabbit hunting. I've killed thousands." He smiled back and said "Yeah, I could tell."

I asked why and he asked me to listen to the little noise in my left ear. I said, "Yeah, so?" He then said "That's the same noise I've been making in your right ear for the last minute and a half!" :)