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Skipbo
12-22-2009, 07:23 PM
Howdy from Scottsdale, AZ!
It rained here today....

Well, I went for my DOT CDL medical exam this morning and was told that I've lost 1/2 of the hearing capabilities in both of my ears. :eek2:

It seems the 20 years of roadracing seasons and riding with exhaust systems has caught up with me.

Take care and protect your ears so you don't lose your hearing like I have! :(

Rats!
ZX 14
12-23-2009, 10:58 AM
Que?:blonde2:
YAMR6
12-24-2009, 03:53 PM
Thanks Skipbo...good reminder for earplugs!
MarineHawk
12-27-2009, 07:01 AM
Or just music that's -louder- than the exhaust pipes, right? :shifty:
MA$TER_E
12-28-2009, 03:24 PM
Ear buds or ear plugs are the only way to go. With all the technology we have today I'm surprised that helmets don't completely eliminate road noise.

If I remember right, traveling at highway speeds with a full face helmet you're exposed to an average 103 decibels of just road noise. And it was ridiculous how much more it was without a full face helmet...

Edit:
The United States Department of Labor says you shouldn't be exposed to 95db for more than 4 hours at a time.

All day ride + a 3/4 face helment = you is guna be deef
YAMR6
12-28-2009, 08:55 PM
Or just music that's -louder- than the exhaust pipes, right? :shifty:

LOL Yeah, I do that to...kinda dumb ah!

Ear buds or ear plugs are the only way to go. With all the technology we have today I'm surprised that helmets don't completely eliminate road noise.

If I remember right, traveling at highway speeds with a full face helmet you're exposed to an average 103 decibels of just road noise. And it was ridiculous how much more it was without a full face helmet...

Edit:
The United States Department of Labor says you shouldn't be exposed to 95db for more than 4 hours at a time.

All day ride + a 3/4 face helment = you is guna be deef


Great info!!!:thumbup:
BadRepp66
01-04-2010, 10:02 AM
Howdy from Scottsdale, AZ!
It rained here today....

Well, I went for my DOT CDL medical exam this morning and was told that I've lost 1/2 of the hearing capabilities in both of my ears. :eek2:

It seems the 20 years of roadracing seasons and riding with exhaust systems has caught up with me.

Take care and protect your ears so you don't lose your hearing like I have! :(

Rats!


Skipbo, sorry to hear about the hearing loss. I have some hearing loss via a "blast" a few years ago. Long story. But hey, they make some great hearing aids now unlike the old days.