The Grass Doctor

Should I wear double ear protection while lawn mowing?

I already have low grade firearm type ear muffs, 7 dollar pair i bought at walmart that cuts down the level of noise quite a bit, but it still seems I could protect it more by placing ear plugs in my ears and placing the ear muffs over. I sometime suffer from tinnitus, which is a ringing in the ears, loud noise like lawn mowing can cause major damage.

Public Comments

1. It's not a bad idea to use some foam plugs which are free or cheap and then ear muffs on top.
2. I've been in the landscape maintenance business for almost 40 years and even though the lawn mowers today are rated at decible levels that are not supposed to cause damage, I wear ear protection. And especally if you already have tintinitus its a good idea to beef up your ear protection. Firearms give a hard burst of sound, lawnmowers give a sustained multilevel sound, so go with the highest decible reducing ear mufffs possible. The ones I use are around 30 to 40 decible reduction. Don't mess with your hearing!
3. its a good idea