Ear defenders for kids at motorsport events
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My two year old loves cars, but has an aversion to loud noises. I know you can get child-sized ear defenders. Has anyone got any recommendations for which ones to pick or avoid?
Sorry to go all Mumsnet for a second, it is for the sake of welcoming another petrolhead into the fold.
My two year old loves cars, but has an aversion to loud noises. I know you can get child-sized ear defenders. Has anyone got any recommendations for which ones to pick or avoid?
Sorry to go all Mumsnet for a second, it is for the sake of welcoming another petrolhead into the fold.
eliot said:
top fuel at santapod is the only time hearing protection is a good shout for the kids and adults
If you believe that then you are an idiotHearing loss is irreversible. Exposure to loud noise causes hearing damage and the effect of long exposure and high sound pressure levels is cumulative. Anything that reduces exposure is a good idea. Wearing earplugs or ear defenders to motorsport, live music events & clubs should be habitual for everyone who wants to avoid premature hearing loss
Nick Froome
Edited by bolide on Saturday 29th July 18:55
Edited by bolide on Saturday 29th July 18:56
grumpy52 said:
Having had a life of loud cars ,music and machinery and now starting to suffer for it I commend you for thinking of your little ones comfort and welfare .
My thoughts exactly.If my son wants to destroy his hearing - like I've done (and enjoyed it greatly at times, it has to be said) - then that's his lookout when he's older. Right now, he's going to wear a fetching pair of luminescent green cans.
I took my daughter to the Australia Grand Prix in March when she was 16 months. Got a pair of the Edz Kidz and they seemed to work a treat, she loved watching the cars and I felt like a responsible parent!
They're also really expandable, so should do her for years. They even fit on my full size head!
They're also really expandable, so should do her for years. They even fit on my full size head!
civicduty said:
And another.
Yep - we have a pink pair and a green pair - they get used at festivals, motor racing and even when cutting the grass / moving the rally car round the drive at home.My tip would be to get them used to wearing them at home as when you get to Le Mans with a 3 year old just in time for night qualifying, you want the little blighter to wear them
Bob
Tinohead said:
I took my daughter to the Australia Grand Prix in March when she was 16 months. Got a pair of the Edz Kidz and they seemed to work a treat, she loved watching the cars and I felt like a responsible parent!
They're also really expandable, so should do her for years. They even fit on my full size head!
+ 3 for this - used for an airshow and WEC at Silverstone by 3 under 7's - worked really well and reasonable price too. Got mine from amazon.They're also really expandable, so should do her for years. They even fit on my full size head!
bolide said:
eliot said:
top fuel at santapod is the only time hearing protection is a good shout for the kids and adults
If you believe that then you are an idiotHearing loss is irreversible. Exposure to loud noise causes hearing damage and the effect of long exposure and high sound pressure levels is cumulative. Anything that reduces exposure is a good idea. Wearing earplugs or ear defenders to motorsport, live music events & clubs should be habitual for everyone who wants to avoid premature hearing loss
Nick Froome
Edited by bolide on Saturday 29th July 18:55
Edited by bolide on Saturday 29th July 18:56
There is a bit of a macho swagger around where real men think ear defenders are for bloody girls but as somebody who has lost a lot of hearing from racing cars (and was one of the swaggerers ) I wish I had had more sense
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