On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:51:46 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

"Bill" wrote in message
...

Trying to be considerate, I tried to browse old posts on my usenet server
related to this topic, and I noticed that the product

Peltor H10A Professional Noise Canceling Earmuff

was used by some. It seems "healthy" to me not to have everything
completely muted, and being able to hear voices at normal voices would be
a plus (though I'm not sure how well this product would help satisfy
either of those goals).

Is the one above a "good, safe choice"? Any other models you might
recommend I consider? I suppose if I had a pair, I might start wearing
them when I mow the lawn, though that idea hadn't occurred to me before.

Thank you,
Bill

I prefer the old foam ear plugs over anything if I really need hearing
protection. We went through hundreds of them back when I was a pressman in
the local cotton gin. They work. If we needed somebody's attention right
now we yelled.

Not something for the woodworker, but the company I work for makes the
communications gear that football coaches use on the sidelines. It's
basically a full-duplex two way radio system (with a wired intercom
interface). While not intended as hearing protection, one of the
markets for a similar system is heavy construction, where hands-free
communications is the primary need. I've suggested adding active noise
cancellation but current headphones don't allow it.