Kids ear muffs ?

[Valentine]

Hey Billy save your money on the ear muffs and start saving for a jr dragster........you know its coming soon!!! Hope to see you soon. Bryan

[Dinsdale]

I never had kids but I can't believe how stupid some parents are at the track. Racers usually get it but I've seen 20 min old babies strapped to their mothers with some foam plugs stuffed into their kids ears sideways while they are standing as close to the start line as possible. Not doing a bit of good not to mention the rest of the potential harm. Same thing goes for pets. If you have to bring either why subject them to the hazzards.

[Alan Nyhus]

The Peltor Shotgunner model works great. It gives a 21db reduction, is lightweight enough for kids to wear for extended periods of time, isn't as bulky as many and is adjustable enough for even really young kids to wear. If you use these with some decent silicone/foam ear canal plugs, it's a good combo of decibel reduction while still being able to hear.....w/o the hassles of electronics. They fold down to a compact size.

Sound levels above 85db is where hearing damage starts to occur, either from repetitive lower end noises or single events. Ear plugs alone DO NOT do a good enough job. The best foam plugs will not give you full-value db reduction, despite their ratings. A good rule of thumb for foam plugs is that you'll get a real-world reduction of 1/2 of the rating. That's because up to 40% of the db levels that are transmitted to the internal auditory canals (where the acoustic nerves live) are transfered by attenuation through the bones of the skull...more specifically the mastoid bones (the 'bumps' you feel right behind your ears). These bones are not solid...they're a matrix of bone and air cells and are a big part of how the acoustic nerves 'hear' sounds. Bottom line: you need to have some coverage of this part by a decent pair of muffs.

If your ears 'ring' after an exposure to high db levels...you've injured the acoustic nerves.

Here's a link to the Peltor Shotgunner model..almost any decently stocked shooting supply store will have these.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...tnumber=719119

[87gt50]

These are used a lot over here in Sweden, and I found a distributor for them in the US as well:
http://www.envirosafetyproducts.com/...-Earmuffs.html

/Joakim

[Chris DeGidio]

When my son was very little (2-3 years old) I took him to the Gatornats(he HAD to go with Dad) used the Pelitor muffs and silicone swimmer earplugs.

[Jeremy1374]

My little guy is only 8 mo I'm trying not to take him to the track yet, as much as I want to. He wont keep a hat on, let alone ear muffs. But this is good info and I will look into the brand Mr. Nyhus has recommended.

[Michael Pliska]

Here's the one I got for my daughter:
https://www.natchezss.com/Category.c...99139&CFTOKEN=

I've been taking her to the track with me since she was 10 months old. The loudest cars at the races we've been to have been Pro Stock & TAD. When she was really young I used these with foam earplugs as well. I would cut the foam ones in half, so there was barely any of it sticking out for her to grab & pull them out.

We mostly run at local bracket races (105 dB limit) and big diesel races (turbos keep them quiet), so she rarely gets them out of the camper anymore unless we're watching from the starting line.

Regards,