Talk:Ear protection

Merge to Hearing protection device
I plan to make major edits to this page soon. Ear protection from the elements such as cold temperature, water, and debris should be directed to the earplugs page. I suggest this page will now be titled "Hearing protection devices" since there is no such Wikipedia page in existence for HPDs. It will discuss the types/classifications of HPDs, regulations related to HPDs, noise reduction ratings, and other pertinent information. Tessa Mannlein (talk) 20:00, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Today I am adding many section to this article and changing the title from "Ear protection" to "Hearing protection devices" Tessa Mannlein (talk) 20:37, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

After further investigation, I am not able to change the title of a Wikipedia page, and I created a new page called "Hearing protection devices." I will redirect this page to the new page. Tessa Mannlein (talk) 20:47, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Why don't you propose your changes here first, for discussion. bd2412  T 21:13, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Damage
I think there should be some information about how not wearing hearing protection can damage hearing permanently. Also I think there could be some information about how much noise reduction each of the listed hearing protection gives to show the reduction from the 85 dBA limit. A hyperlink to the amount of noise and the maximum amount of time a person should be exposed to the sound before becoming damaging to their hearing.(Sallie.croissant (talk) 21:19, 22 January 2019 (UTC))

Redirect
I think this article should redirect to Hearing protection devices. Solgard (talk) 19:04, 12 May 2019 (UTC)
 * How would that accommodate earmuffs, which are ear protection against the cold, but not necessarily directed to protection of hearing? bd2412  T 19:21, 12 May 2019 (UTC)


 * This could be handled by merging most of the content of this article to Hearing protection device and retaining this page as a WP:DISAMBIG pointing to Hearing protection device, Earmuffs and maybe Helmet. I have put up merge banners directing editors to this talk page section for further discussion. ~Kvng (talk) 18:24, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Hearing protection device, Earmuffs and Helmet are not ambiguous to each other, they are WP:DABCONCEPT terms for different kinds of protection for different aspects of ears. BD2412  T 19:16, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
 * , do you have any suggestions? ~Kvng (talk) 15:20, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

I support moving of all hearing-related content in the “ear” article, save for a paragraph providing a link, into the “hearing” one. I think we should not do a full merge due to the “physical protection” point raised. Artoria2e5 🌉 02:57, 12 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I have merged hearing protection content from here (Ear protection) to Hearing protection device. There's not much left here now. ~Kvng (talk) 14:40, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Strategies to help protect your hearing from firearms
the paragraph towards the end "Strategies to help protect your hearing from firearms also include using muzzle brakes and suppressors, shooting less rounds, and using a firearm with a shorter barrel" is incorrect and should be revised. A shorter barrel and a muzzle brake both increase the volume and amplitude of a firearm.75.189.129.99 (talk) 21:17, 7 June 2019 (UTC)