one pistol shot- ringing in ears

[Magnum_Willys]

forgot to put ear muffs on one shot recently when shooting muzzle-braked lapua - funny thing the blast wasn't that bad - guess when hearing gets bad enough it no longer rings ?  heh 

[WSU]

Good to hear, friend, literally.  Try using some soap once in a while. 

That might help with the wife thing too!

[Yondering]

Going forward, though, I am going to wear the plug collar around my neck and pop the plugs in my ears for any shot in the field, muzzy, modern, or pistol. (And of course, on the range, it's quality muffs.)

Something like Silent Ear or Surefire FF3 plugs are a good choice for that; quicker to put in the ears than foam plugs, and not too expensive at $10-$15 for a pair. I bought both, the Silent Ear are very quiet. The Surefire aren't as quiet, but contain a high frequency filter so you can still talk normally but shoot without hearing damage.

[pianoman9701]

Good to hear, friend, literally.  Try using some soap once in a while. 

That might help with the wife thing too!

 

[biggfish]

Going forward, though, I am going to wear the plug collar around my neck and pop the plugs in my ears for any shot in the field, muzzy, modern, or pistol. (And of course, on the range, it's quality muffs.)

Something like Silent Ear or Surefire FF3 plugs are a good choice for that; quicker to put in the ears than foam plugs, and not too expensive at $10-$15 for a pair. I bought both, the Silent Ear are very quiet. The Surefire aren't as quiet, but contain a high frequency filter so you can still talk normally but shoot without hearing damage.

Have you tried the foam tip version set all? Just wondering if the flanges ones are better as lost one so I need to replace them. I always left them in all day and removed the sound filter block so you can hear almost normally but still block the higher decibel hit of a gun shot. Ofncourse though I couldn't remember to put in plugs before right before firing if my life depended on it.

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[Yondering]

I have not tried the foam tipped version, only the silicone plugs.

[elkboy]

Good to hear, friend, literally.  Try using some soap once in a while. 

That might help with the wife thing too!

 

You all are hilarious. But probably right...

[cbond3318]

Glad it got worked out for you!

My elderly FIL was deaf in one ear for over a year, MIL shouting repeats at him all the time, we all figured it was just his age as so did he, turns out, wax is a real dampener.

Can hear a hot meal coming off the stove from a mile away now.

 

[pope]

Well, in case any of you were wondering how boneheaded ol' Elkboy is doing, here's the news. After four days of ear drops, the doctor flushed an obscene amount of ear wax and associated materials from both of my eardrums and ear canals. The tinnitus, pain, pressure, and hearing loss are all gone. Pretty thankful to medical professionals and the Good Lord to live in world of sound again. What they figure happened is that the gunshot aggravated a situation that was on the edge of being a problem anyway. Going forward, though, I am going to wear the plug collar around my neck and pop the plugs in my ears for any shot in the field, muzzy, modern, or pistol. (And of course, on the range, it's quality muffs.)

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.  Thanks again for all the encouragement.

Glad you got an answer and some relief, blessed relief.