Bluetooth hearing protection that doesn't hurt worn over safety glasses?

Joe Gwinn said:

Missing word. Yes, and it's a problem. The in-ear stuff doesn't protect. The standard 3M over-ear shooters hearing protectors (which I have) do work well, I've used them with in-ear headphones on airplanes, and they do suppress ambient turbulence noise quite well. While I haven't tried this setup at a shooting range, I'd expect it to work.

As for the "Caldwell Emax shadows pro", they depend on a perfect fit to the ear canal, which I've never succeeded in achieving - all in-ear buds soon fall out. I'd bet that the fine print requires a perfect fit, or no guarantee of protection. What could work is ear buds with custom made noses made to fit one's ear canals precisely. But ear hair can undermine even that. Over-te-ear cups are far simpler and more reliable in practice.

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They don't protect? Weird that I have no hearing loss change after switching to in ear ear pro. I chose the Ottos because of their 40db peak rating and 28db NRR rating. I've tried a lot of ear pro because I am a competitive shooter and I have sensitive eardrums. Got tired of knocking over ear ear pro off my ears while shooting or maneuvering so I went in ear. Ran foamies for a while but the active noise cancelling is worth the extra coin. Nothing I've used come close to the Otto. I've used all sorts of things, Caldwell, peltor, walker, etc. Pretty much everything short of going to Sordin. Peltor 6s were actually the worst ones I have used. I have a box of old ear pro of various types.

Even with over ear a good seal is necessary or it does not protect well and not every over the ear seals for every head. I had a hell of a time getting walkers to seal without going to silicone seals. The factory seals were terrible. The ol' lady cannot run over the ear because they don't seal due to her hair.


If you in ear ear pro fall out you have one of a few issues. You do not have the right size inserts for you ear canal, you are using the wrong insert material (I have memory foam inserts on the Ottos) or you just are not installing them in the ear properly. I see the last one a lot at matches. People constantly fiddling with ear pro of all sorts.


Overall, I've had far less reliability with over the ear over time and they are the cause of most of my hearing loss.

They don't protect? Weird that I have no hearing loss change after switching to in ear ear pro. I chose the Ottos because of their 40db peak rating and 28db NRR rating. I've tried a lot of ear pro because I am a competitive shooter and I have sensitive eardrums. Got tired of knocking over ear ear pro off my ears while shooting or maneuvering so I went in ear. Ran foamies for a while but the active noise cancelling is worth the extra coin. Nothing I've used come close to the Otto. I've used all sorts of things, Caldwell, peltor, walker, etc. Pretty much everything short of going to Sordin. Peltor 6s were actually the worst ones I have used. I have a box of old ear pro of various types.Even with over ear a good seal is necessary or it does not protect well and not every over the ear seals for every head. I had a hell of a time getting walkers to seal without going to silicone seals. The factory seals were terrible. The ol' lady cannot run over the ear because they don't seal due to her hair.If you in ear ear pro fall out you have one of a few issues. You do not have the right size inserts for you ear canal, you are using the wrong insert material (I have memory foam inserts on the Ottos) or you just are not installing them in the ear properly. I see the last one a lot at matches. People constantly fiddling with ear pro of all sorts.Overall, I've had far less reliability with over the ear over time and they are the cause of most of my hearing loss.