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<blockquote data-quote="James" data-source="post: 91035" data-attributes="member: 2">Found this article on hearing protection for troops.<a href="http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/08/army_hearing_loss_082509w/" target="_blank">http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/08/army_hearing_loss_082509w/</a>&nbsp;It's sort of a catch 22; wear hearing protection and your situational awareness goes done. Don't wear hearing protection and after an IED explosion/firefight, your ears are ringing like crazy and you're partially deaf. That's providing you didn't blow an ear drumb from an explosion. Don't really see a winner. <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/noidea.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":noidea:" title="Noidea&nbsp; &nbsp; :noidea:" data-shortname=":noidea:" />&nbsp;One solution could be electronic ear protection, but lets be honest that probably won't work that great out in the field. <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/bonk.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bonk:" title="Bonk&nbsp; &nbsp; :bonk:" data-shortname=":bonk:" />&nbsp;The 5.56 isn't to bad if it's only a couple rounds, however I put 60 rounds through, the last 10-15 being in rapid session (like a boss <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/tongue.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":P" title="Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :P" data-shortname=":P" />).&nbsp;That's an interesting chart, curious as to why that 9mm is so loud. BTW where does the .40 fit in?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James, post: 91035, member: 2"] Found this article on hearing protection for troops. [URL]http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/08/army_hearing_loss_082509w/[/URL] It's sort of a catch 22; wear hearing protection and your situational awareness goes done. Don't wear hearing protection and after an IED explosion/firefight, your ears are ringing like crazy and you're partially deaf. That's providing you didn't blow an ear drumb from an explosion. Don't really see a winner. :noidea: One solution could be electronic ear protection, but lets be honest that probably won't work that great out in the field. :bonk: The 5.56 isn't to bad if it's only a couple rounds, however I put 60 rounds through, the last 10-15 being in rapid session (like a boss :P). That's an interesting chart, curious as to why that 9mm is so loud. BTW where does the .40 fit in? [/QUOTE]

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