Thread: Hunting with Hearing aids

Originally Posted by deer4u

finally gave in to years of nagging from wife and kids etc, and last week got hearing aids...Audiologist said he couldn't believe i had waited so long, Left ear is pretty munted (maybe 40 years of hunting? ) right ear is pretty bad too. Well I've always thought i was reasonably quite and stealth full moving through the bush while hunting. Took my new hearing aids for a bit of a walk up the Kaimais yesterday. Found out what a friggin racket i was really making, I think years of limited hearing has made my bush hunting style become lazy and clumsy. I was quite shocked how much noise i was really making. Its a wonder i manage to get close to anything in the bush, i guess im lucky the odd redskin is curious to eyeball the herd of Elephants it can hear approaching and hangs around long enough for me to get a shot away

I empathise with your situation. I’m meant to wear two hearing aids, but seldom do as I’m by myself most of the time. Yesterday I was in the bush at Aongatete for the first time in four years. The increased birdsong was most noticeable, due in part to the restorative work done there, but more because I was wearing my ‘ears’.
I firmly believe the aids are more help than hindrance and as due for an ACC update, should enquire as to noise cancelling models. Too often guys are too staunch to admit their hearing is stuffed.