<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I’ve used noise cancelling headphones that fit in the ear for years. I use them with my backpack leaf blower, lawn mower, and snow blower. Not only are they extraordinary at canceling the engine noise, I can listen to music or podcasts while I’m working of have no input and just enjoy not being assailed by the engine noise.<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Best,</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Bob<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 3, 2019, at 1:09 AM, Brian Kemp via Shop-talk <<a href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net" class="">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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Keep in mind than I'm specifically talking about a low noise leaf
blower for a short period. The specs says it is only 65dB, compared
to 60dB for normal conversation. Nothing like the screamer that my
neighbor's landscaper uses, where I've put on the earmuffs in my
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When using a router or angle grinder, I often use both foam ear
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I normally put in ear plugs, but for a quick use, you can
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<div class="">As someone who has suffered from tinnitus for years, no.
Just no. Ear muffs are cheap enough that you can keep a
pair right on the machine. For instance, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/3M-Protection-Protectors-equipment-operations/dp/B0017YLTAI/ref=sr_1_9" moz-do-not-send="true" class="">https://www.amazon.com/3M-Protection-Protectors-equipment-operations/dp/B0017YLTAI/ref=sr_1_9</a> </div>
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