Hearing loss through riding - are you bothered by it?

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[bikertomm]

[CG Sam]

Ah but it was the varadero with the welded sprocket, the R6 claim was with the Daelim. Man he was/is a bit of a plonker.
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[Rogerborg]

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[RhynoCZ]

[CieL]

Yeah, since I've started riding a bike my conversations go a bit like this...

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Semper Paratus

[-Matt-]

Done the survey FWIW. Personally i've never given it much consideration; so many other things like loud music are just as likely to damage my hearing I expect. I have started wearing earplugs in the past few months after years riding without them, but not because i'm worried about hearing loss - I tryed them one day and found it made riding a lot more enjoyable, didn't really acknowledge before how distracting and annoying the noise got on long journeys on the motorway etc.

Don't see too much problem with these 'bike' surveys, if there is going to be some 'research' done, bike-related stuff might not be a bad thing I suppose [although I wouldn't expect many people to be bothered to do them in all honesty]. Although; maybe be careful for what you wish for

[Clanger]

Go down Madeira Cafe much? You should do, great crowd down there...even the ones who ride trikes are alright...

Yes, I bother about my hearing, which is why I wear earplugs. Every trip without exception.
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[Rogerborg]

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[Rogerborg]

[thx1138]

I answered the survey.

I haven't got a degree, though I did get a GCSE in colouring in.

[mentalboy]

Aged 45, biking since 16, lots of long distance rides (at speeds over 70 ) including stints as a courier and daily 45 minute high speed commutes. In the past two years I've started to wear earplugs because 'it's good for me' on motorway journeys, but more often than not I forget to put them in.

No tinnitus despite suffering regular TTS (and I can still clearly hear ranges above 17.5KHz)
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[Marmalade]

at 42 i have moderate hearing loss, I assumed this was down to my average of 60,000 miles a year on bikes, djing in my 20/30s and working alongside some extensive sound systems.
But no, both specialists have said it's not that sort of hearing loss and it's not the cause.

Hereditary apparently, I'll blame the parents when I see them tomorrow.

So, listen to loud music, ride bikes and don't go deaf.
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[andyscooter]

35 and have titinius and am half deaf

some from biking some from a hereditary condition
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[RhynoCZ]

What exhausts do/did you use? The wind noise is not that bad, imo.
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[talkToTheHat]

I fire artillery pieces for fun, have spent half my life in rock bands, and for a significant proportion of those years was in clubs and halls several nights a week inexpertly changing CDs or hiding behind a mixing console, i frequently shoot clays, and am no stranger to machine shops and other high noise industrial environments.

Extensive use of earplugs and ear defenders means my hearing is still in good shape. I use them on my motorcycle whenever I plan on leaving the urban 30/40 limits.
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[Triton Thrasher]

[Commuter_Tim]

Question for some of you hearing impaired fellas that ride without ear plugs.
Do you ride with a snood at all?
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The above post is most likely nonsensical.

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[Clanger]

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