Baby hearing protection

Bruce Noland · 01-31-2012, 11:08 PM

You should ask your doctor before taking the risk with your child's hearing. There is no fool proof way to protect children at drag races. There are studies that have shown large noise spikes can cause permanent hearing loss and in some cases brain damage in children. About ten years ago, I noticed young couples at national events with their infants and was appalled to see that some of them had no hearing protection. I'm sure these people were trying to be good parents but they were not using common sense. I finally decided to research the issue and found that loud noise can cause permanent damage to infants and young children. Now, I'm sure thousands of babbies have attended races with their parents and hopefully with no adverse effects but why take the chance? I sent Tom Compton several return receipt latters asking him to do the right thing and post signs at national events about the potential of harming young, developing ears at drag races. No surprise - he refused to respond. We are all drag racers and we belong to one big fractious family. Compton is not part of our family! Protect your child by calling your pediatrician first. Sorry for the length of this post.

Geerhead55 · 02-01-2012, 12:22 AM

One of the worst things I've ever seen as far as clueless parenting is concerned, happened years ago at Seattle, when I saw a young mom pushing her child in a stroller, up through the staging lanes, when the call went out to everyone to move up. The cars all fired up, and the noise, the fumes, smoke, etc were totally over the top for that baby stuck down by the exhausts and noise! I wasn't even a parent yet myself, but I remember yelling at her to get her baby out of there! It was so stupid. A few years later, I made sure each of my boys were at least 5 before going to a national event, and that was with some very good fitting ear muffs and we didn't go near the fuel cars in the pits.
Every family has their own circumstances, just use common sense and carry them in noisy areas and save the strollers for areas away from the cars. My 2 cents.
Danny Durham

Jim Wahl · 02-01-2012, 12:32 AM

I have a pediatrician friend who says not to use any device that is inserted into the babies ears! Shooters type ear muffs work fine and are recommended.

Bruce........ I think all of us here have that dain bramage you were referring to! Jim

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Ed Fernandez · 02-01-2012, 02:24 AM

I'm with Bruce on this one.

Bob Bender · 02-01-2012, 06:48 AM

ED, call me.............

Emily Stott · 02-01-2012, 11:08 AM

Shooting type ear protection works great. They also come in kids sizes. Both my kids were at the track from 6 weeks on and learned to wear ear protection. NEVER use anything inserted in the ear.

John Dinkel · 02-01-2012, 11:14 AM

When my kids were young they had ear muffs.

01-31-2012, 11:08 PM	#1
Bruce Noland VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,855 Likes: 83 Liked 444 Times in 145 Posts	Re: Baby hearing protection You should ask your doctor before taking the risk with your child's hearing. There is no fool proof way to protect children at drag races. There are studies that have shown large noise spikes can cause permanent hearing loss and in some cases brain damage in children. About ten years ago, I noticed young couples at national events with their infants and was appalled to see that some of them had no hearing protection. I'm sure these people were trying to be good parents but they were not using common sense. I finally decided to research the issue and found that loud noise can cause permanent damage to infants and young children. Now, I'm sure thousands of babbies have attended races with their parents and hopefully with no adverse effects but why take the chance? I sent Tom Compton several return receipt latters asking him to do the right thing and post signs at national events about the potential of harming young, developing ears at drag races. No surprise - he refused to respond. We are all drag racers and we belong to one big fractious family. Compton is not part of our family! Protect your child by calling your pediatrician first. Sorry for the length of this post. __________________ Bruce Noland 1788 STK Last edited by Bruce Noland; 01-31-2012 at 11:18 PM.

02-01-2012, 12:22 AM	#2
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Baby hearing protection One of the worst things I've ever seen as far as clueless parenting is concerned, happened years ago at Seattle, when I saw a young mom pushing her child in a stroller, up through the staging lanes, when the call went out to everyone to move up. The cars all fired up, and the noise, the fumes, smoke, etc were totally over the top for that baby stuck down by the exhausts and noise! I wasn't even a parent yet myself, but I remember yelling at her to get her baby out of there! It was so stupid. A few years later, I made sure each of my boys were at least 5 before going to a national event, and that was with some very good fitting ear muffs and we didn't go near the fuel cars in the pits. Every family has their own circumstances, just use common sense and carry them in noisy areas and save the strollers for areas away from the cars. My 2 cents. Danny Durham

02-01-2012, 12:32 AM	#3
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,844 Likes: 666 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	Re: Baby hearing protection I have a pediatrician friend who says not to use any device that is inserted into the babies ears! Shooters type ear muffs work fine and are recommended. Bruce........ I think all of us here have that dain bramage you were referring to! Jim . __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 NHRA D2 National Open Stock Champion 1982 NHRA D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.

02-01-2012, 02:24 AM	#4
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Baby hearing protection I'm with Bruce on this one. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA

02-01-2012, 06:48 AM	#5
Bob Bender VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,733 Likes: 1,599 Liked 459 Times in 90 Posts	Re: Baby hearing protection ED, call me............. __________________ Bob Bender 144 O/SA 2010-2012 National Record Holder

02-01-2012, 11:08 AM	#6
Emily Stott Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Campobello, SC Posts: 292 Likes: 0 Liked 372 Times in 28 Posts	Re: Baby hearing protection Shooting type ear protection works great. They also come in kids sizes. Both my kids were at the track from 6 weeks on and learned to wear ear protection. NEVER use anything inserted in the ear.

02-01-2012, 11:14 AM	#7
John Dinkel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pinckney, Michigan Posts: 507 Likes: 399 Liked 263 Times in 68 Posts	Re: Baby hearing protection When my kids were young they had ear muffs. __________________ John Dinkel 3295 STK