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PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:13 pm    Post subject: infant ear protectors Reply with quote
When i was at oshkosh another 10 pilot & his wife discussed using dog hearing protectors to protect their infant's ears. Does anyone have a pirep on this technique or any other suggestions to protect a four month old child's ears.
The 10 is a family plane, right? 728DD 113 hours and loving it!
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:55 pm    Post subject: infant ear protectors Reply with quote
We had both kids flying by 5 weeks. The early months were done by
using the kid carrier. The part that normally gets the sun shield
canopy was covered by a big slab of eggcrate style foam covered in
large bath towels. That deadened the sound drastically in the
car carrier. When the kids came out to feed, we put a blanket
over them. They slept a lot.
As they got older, we used a very lightweight pair of hearing
protectors designed for construction or shooting. They folded up
really small, and thus fit their head too. When they didn't
want to wear those, we made them wear "macs ear plugs" that you
can get from walmart.

After they learned kids music, they liked using ANR headsets to
listen to kids songs. We had kids sized headsets initially.
Now, I find that the Bose headsets fit young kids great, and
are more comfortable for them...but by the time they hit
4 or 5 years they should be ready for nice headsets and plenty
of DVD's and music.

Traveling with kids is great. Do bring pairs of those foam
earplugs that you use in loud commercial situations. I found
them very helpful during potty training and diaper changes....
used in the nose. Wink

Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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When i was at oshkosh another 10 pilot & his wife discussed using dog
hearing protectors to protect their infant's ears. Does anyone have a
pirep on this technique or any other suggestions to protect a four month
old child's ears.
The 10 is a family plane, right? 728DD 113 hours and loving it!



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:55 am    Post subject: infant ear protectors Reply with quote
When my son was an infant, we cut the foam earplugs down, inserted those, and then put a knit cap with a chin strap/ties on over that so they wouldn't come out.

I've seen the MuttMuffs, which are cool for dogs, but the woman who invented them told me they did not have a noise reduction rating (which is an expensive proposition). Also, their design takes into account the dog's natural hearing protection - their ears flopping over. So, they would probably be ok if the baby is also wearing cut-down earplugs as well.

Hope this helps,
Cory

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[quote]When i was at oshkosh another 10 pilot & his wife discussed using dog hearing protectors to protect their infant's ears. Does anyone have a pirep on this technique or any other suggestions to protect a four month old child's ears.
The 10 is a family plane, right? 728DD 113 hours and loving it!


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