Has anyone tried the new Airpod Pro's with the hearing aide function for a hunting scenario yet? Wondering if it would be worth trying versus spending much more money on Tetra's.
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I have some rather expensive daily wear hearing aids. They don't help much at all in the turkey woods. Couldn't hear some gobbles a couple hundred yards off even with them turned away up on my custom "outdoors" setting. It's certainly worth a try tho, I hope a low cost solution is found.
The AirPod Pros are better than nothing but the Tetra's are game changers.
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Just started wearing hearing aids for every day use. Sure hope they'll be an improvement in the woods also. Following these posts in case they don't for future purchases though.
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This tinnitus is awful
Quote from: Tail Feathers on February 27, 2025, 11:46:48 AMI have some rather expensive daily wear hearing aids. They don't help much at all in the turkey woods. Couldn't hear some gobbles a couple hundred yards off even with them turned away up on my custom "outdoors" setting. It's certainly worth a try tho, I hope a low cost solution is found.
X2 hearing aids suck for hunting my personal experiences!!
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Can you tell DIRECTIONALLY with airport or tetras what direction a bird is gobbling ?.
Yes. Being able to tell the direction is one of the main things that I really like ability them.
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With the Tetras
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All you guys talking about tetras do any of you have sever hearing loss? If so what are your opinions? How much farther do you think you can hear a gobble with tetras versus your own hearing?
Quote from: slicksbeagles1 on February 28, 2025, 08:29:18 PMAll you guys talking about tetras do any of you have sever hearing loss? If so what are your opinions? How much farther do you think you can hear a gobble with tetras versus your own hearing?
My hearing is about 50% unaided. Especially high and mid range.
Tetra at least triples my gobble hearing range. In hunting, I heard every distant gobble my teen grandson heard. And his hearing has proven quite good on that front.
For the record, I am not a Terra sales guy, just a very happy customer. They gave me extra years in the turkey woods. It was so hard to find birds, especially in new territory that I was considering ceasing travel hunting until I found them.
Quote from: Old Gobbler on February 28, 2025, 05:43:01 PMCan you tell DIRECTIONALLY with airport or tetras what direction a bird is gobbling ?.
I can tell direction with Tetra's on better than off. I cannot speak to Air Pod.
Quote from: slicksbeagles1 on February 28, 2025, 08:29:18 PMAll you guys talking about tetras do any of you have sever hearing loss? If so what are your opinions? How much farther do you think you can hear a gobble with tetras versus your own hearing?
I suffer from pretty bad tinnitus, worse in my left ear. I have moderate loss in the left ear, and mild to moderate loss in the right.
I do not know how much further I can hear birds, but it is probably 3-4 times as far as without them... I can hear birds now that I do not even consider going after. Also... With the Tetra's in, my tinnitus is vastly if not totally reduced. (Mine were customized to my hearing loss in each ear). Also, I can hear equally well in each ear with them on (which is really cool for someone with a "bad" ear).
I can also hear sounds of closer birds I could not previously hear (such as quiet clucks, or walking birds). Drumming, not so much... I would say no difference in my ability to discern drumming... I did have them updated to increase the amplification of drumming frequency, but have not yet been able to put the update to the test. Honestly, I do think they work better for higher frequency than lower...
Are they worth the money? Maybe not for some... But they have made a significant difference in my enjoyment for me of hunting, being able to hear the world around me... If I forgot them, I'd be as likely to turn around to get my Tetra's as I would my gun at this point. Going hunting without them would be like going to the prom without pants. :goofball:
I just got a pair of the Air Pod 2. Haven't used them hunting yet, but I can definitely say the hearing aid function works. Only used it at home and the office but it picks up ambient sounds that I wasn't hearing before and I don't have that bad of hearing. We'll see how it does in the turkey woods, but I am optimistic that it will help based on my limited use.
Do the AirPods suppress the shot noise? I think they do not but hope I'm wrong. The Tetra's definitely cut it off so even the AmpPods reduce the sound significantly.
I hunted with a kid in his early 20s a bunch last season, I pretty much heard all the gobbles he did but he was hearing hens long before me!
I may get some tetras in the next few seasons?
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Anyone know what the average life span of the tetras are or can they be rebuilt and updated etc.
Greg