Hearing Devices

• Feb 16, 2008

• #1

R

rabbid-559

Member

Over the years shooting has damaged hearing in my left ear. Now in the turkey woods (deer hunting to) I find it hard to course and would like to save what hearing I have left. Anyone tried walkers game ear? or sport ear? If so do they work? are they worth the money? any recomendations on products that would help?

 

• Feb 16, 2008

• #2

Dudley Do-Wrong

Senior Member

I have severe hearing loss in both ears and use digital hearing aids. I have not tried to use any of the commercial products you mentioned as my hearing aids cost $5,000 and should be better.

 

• Feb 16, 2008

• #3

SheldonMOAC

Senior Member

I am using the Walkers Gamer Ear behind the ear units. They work awesome.

 

• Feb 18, 2008

• #4

Randy

Senior Member

I am going to pick up the walker at the nationals this year.

 

• Feb 18, 2008

• #5

Ta-ton-ka chips

GONetwork Member

Randy said:

I am going to pick up the walker at the nationals this year.

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I've got the ear muffs and they work to a degree. One problem I have is you can bump them and turn them on and drain the battery the other is while wearing them I have a hard time trying to pinpoint direction of sound even though each ear has a seperate volume control
They work but they're not perfect

 

• Feb 18, 2008

• #6

R

rabbid-559

Member

thanks for your input guess i'll go with walkers

 

• Feb 18, 2008

• #7

dixie

Senior Member

I'd just as soon go to the woods without my rifle as my game ear

 

• Feb 18, 2008

• #8

alphachief

Senior Member

My buddy uses the game ears. He can hear better, but has a terrible time figuring out what direction the sounds come from.

 

• Feb 18, 2008

• #9

Randy

Senior Member

alphachief said:

My buddy uses the game ears. He can hear better, but has a terrible time figuring out what direction the sounds come from.

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With the individual aids or the muffs?

 

• Feb 18, 2008

• #10

dixie

Senior Member

alphachief said:

My buddy uses the game ears. He can hear better, but has a terrible time figuring out what direction the sounds come from.

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I have the game ear II and after I learned how to set it, that stopped the problem for me Ron

 

• Feb 18, 2008

• #11

Dudley Do-Wrong

Senior Member

The one thing about real hearing aids is that they are better at directional recognition.

 

• Feb 18, 2008

• #12

R

rabbid-559

Member

that directional thing is a must!!!!!!!!!!! what good does it do to hear a turkey in the next county but not know which county it is?

 

• Feb 18, 2008

• #13

mac125

Senior Member

hearing aids

i have messed up my left ear as well lost 15% and 5% in right didnt really want to spend the amount on the walkers quite yet so i bought some made the same pretty much made by radian got both for 100 bucks have used them for 4 years now even washed them in the washing machine before still work fine helps me locate sounds better but they can get a little aggravating on windy days unless you wear a headnet all and all well worth it i think i got them from macks prarie wings catalog.just a suggestion to try

 

• Feb 18, 2008

• #14

alphachief

Senior Member

Randy said:

With the individual aids or the muffs?

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Muffs...but if the individual units work better...I don't want to tell him. I've got him convinced I'm just that much better turkey hunter than he is!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

• Feb 18, 2008

• #15

R

rabbid-559

Member

just my thought..... this is why I asked but one ear seems that it wouldn't do anything but make hearing really good in one ear not both

 

• Feb 20, 2008

• #16

deedly

Senior Member

alphachief said:

My buddy uses the game ears. He can hear better, but has a terrible time figuring out what direction the sounds come from.

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I had the same problem with the Walkers behind the ear type. Now I use some cheap hearing aids I got at Academy Sports that fit inside my ear. Seems that being inside my ear helps in determining which direction the gobble is coming from. The aids I purchased were around 20 bucks. Tried some muffs once and they did not do good for me. Inside the ear is the way to go.

 

• Feb 21, 2008

• #17

Gadget

Senior Member

Other than the professional units, I think Walkers Game Ear would be the next best pick.

Bob Walker and Paul Butski will be at the booth for the NWTF convention this weekend.